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“Do we run because we are scared or are we scared because we run?"
“Do we run because we are scared or are we scared because we run?"
Do we have moral beliefs because of the behavior we see around us or is the behavior around us the result of the moral beliefs?
I am morally against abortion because I see people killing unborn babies.
I would have an abortion because I believe in the freedom of women to make that decision.
To understand why people think and why people do the way they do, what is the answer to my question: “Do we have moral beliefs because of the behavior we see around us or is the behavior around us is the result of the moral beliefs?” ..Maurice.
2 Comments:
This is a great questions and a good one for healthcare workers. I'm a nurse at a busy ED in Denver and I ask myself this type of question often. I think that both aspects of it can apply. I myself am in recovery from alcoholism and attend AA meetings regularly. For me today, my moral beliefs I choose to have and I'd like to believe that my actions in this world stem from these beliefs. I don't always do well with this, but I guess progress not perfection is what rings true. I tend to have more of a dilemma answering the first part of the question. I believe that some people's morals might be governed by the behavior of others in the world they live in, however, because for many of us we learn morals as we grow up, I don't think that it is as simple as just altering our beliefs to fit any situation.
Ethan, then do you think that an individual's morals are set by what is experienced as the individual is growing up and then with that "education" the individual's behavior will be driven in a certain way--and which may then affect and direct the moral view of others? So..morality vs behavior cannot be simply explained in one direction or another? ..Maurice.
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