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Chameleon  #26111  Mon, 22 Mar 04 06:26 PM
Actually, no one is executed by electric chair anymore. All executions are by lethal injection. Of course, it doesn't change the dilemma. I don't know that this thread is the right one for that discussion anyway.
  
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job44  #42039  Fri, 13 Aug 04 10:07 AM
Wow! You guys really got me thinking on this question.........but I will do my best. I will start by saying alot of people don't believe in the bible but they would have to admit that if they did everything the bible says to do in those situations we would be better off. For example: If we waited until we were married to have sex, there would be less cheating and disease. If it was difficult to get divorced, people would think before jumping into marriage and in turn have longer, happier marriages. The children would be more respectful and successful themselves for having grown up with both parents. My God look at the ten commandments; I'm not preaching I am simply being practical. A genius wrote the ten commandments as a guideline to a perfect society. As far as the death penalty goes, I believe we should not kill. We should instead isolate them but not in a prison. Send them to an island somewhere or a remote part of the world. If they die then they die but atleast we didn't kill them.
  
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David  #42050  Fri, 13 Aug 04 12:11 PM
Ethicists would argue that we should know what ought to be done and what ought not to be
done in a given situation. Before one gets to that stage one needs to inform one's conscience.
The problem is where do we get the information and how reliable is it. Mine comes from my faith and others will have their own sources. The ten commandments are common to most religions and are accepted in many judicial systems. Not all.
  
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Ryuyuki  #42066  Fri, 13 Aug 04 02:13 PM
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romie you make a very intersting post to talk about. it's make me re-think again what is morality all about. Surprise [:O]
well i start with in my opinion without seeing any kind of book, references, or something like that, cause really... it's make me feel very-very confuse by mix them all and you will never really understand it in the end cause you'll Confused [8-)] Confused [8-)] with spinning in your head (hehehe)

let's see. i think it's start first many....many...many years ago from relegion and custom that were generated from one person to another. them think what they do is in moral on immoral were leaned on it. but when came a very tricky-difficult-hard situation, people mind start to re-think again about their relegion and custom that their were followed from the start. and make a new or make new adaptation about it.
soo in the basicly, morality were leaned by relegion and custom. but in time and realty cause by many-many-many situation and kind of people think. it's change.

for example :
in christian, islam, budha, and many many religion ; killing is very-very wrong. out of question, can't say anything to argue.
but when we see by many situation, people mind and many kind off thing that related each other. well....killing can be right or wrong depend of what i said above.
like when a person kill because of self defence they say not a problem or a very-very big problem.

soo..... i say is in moral or immoral with what i do every day in my life were basicly leaned by my religion and custom. but then when it's came too tricky.... well we can use our heart and mind.
that why God give us that two kind off thing, not to the animals and other death thing like stone, isn't it ? Wink [;)]
  
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Onesimus  #43060  Mon, 23 Aug 04 05:12 AM
In the new testament book, James 1:21 of the NIV translation of the Bible, the term "moral" is used. It is thought James, the likely brother of Jesus, wrote James in the early 60s but other scholars believe it was written before A.D. 50. As an evangelical, spiritually regenerated Christian for sure since age 51, the person of Jesus Christ and the Bible are the litmus test for me concerning morality. One of Jesus' exclusive truth claims is, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 NIV And that pretty much settles the issue for me. Whether Jesus is a liar or the truth. If He is truth and rose from the dead, and I believe He is and did, then He and the scriptures become my user's manual for this life and to prepare for eternity. Eternity is really "the elephant in the room" that society avoids talking about seriously.
  
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survivor75  #50124  Tue, 12 Oct 04 11:43 PM
The Morality is only a word, that the men put to have rules of conduct.
For example love is a word too, we can't touch but we can feel because is intrinsic to human bean. On the contrary, morality change through the time..something was wrong in the past can be good in the present. So the morality isn't absolute. Is only a norms of conduct for living in society.
  
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Onesimus  #50612  Sat, 16 Oct 04 04:01 AM
From the Biblical Christian standpoint morality comes from God. His attributes as shown in His only Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is God incarnant and the standard for morality. No one can perfectly meet the standard because God is holy. His standards for morality do not change. God will not wink at sin even though humans want to keep moving the line. Which is why as sinners, Jesus Christ is the only way to go free from the punishment for immorality (Romans 6:23).
  
Anonymous  #162610  Fri, 25 Nov 05 03:52 PM

justice and morality can be displayed in manyu different ways. what is moral can be different from deiffernent peoples opinions who decides what is moral and what is not?

  
TeacherBrian  #162633  Fri, 25 Nov 05 04:42 PM
Morality is a code of conduct. It can be externally imposed/sourced, or internally adopted, or both. It is a 'local' code, i.e. local to the group that it has jurisdiction over or that have agreed to it, either explicitely or implicily. Or it can be local 'geographically', or local 'chronologically' in that what may be seen as immoral in one time period or age, may be considered quite acceptable or even moral in another.
It implies choice, responsiblities to others, answerabilty. It generally implies good results, rewards, for adherence/compliance. Conversely it also implies punishment or bad consequences for violation.

Who decides what is moral? And who decides who decides?...That's another matter!



  
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