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Morality deals with that which is regarded as right or wrong. The term is used in regard to three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values — shared within a cultural, religious, secular, Humanist, or philosophical community; and codes of behavior or conduct derived from these systems.
Personal morality defines and distinguishes among right and wrong intentions, thoughts or actions. Human conscience is widely acknowledged to encourage individuals to do right; its origins and role are the subject of much discussion. Belief in an effective system of divine judgment often helps with personal motivation, as classically seen in the success of Medieval codes of knighthood and the spread of Islam. The desire to conform to the behavior of a group to which an individual belongs or aspires to belong is also a powerful force, though it may generally apply to more general cultural norms and customs, where the dichotomy is between proper and improper behavior.
Group morality develops from shared concepts and beliefs and is often codified to regulate behavior within a culture or community. Various defined actions come to be called moral or immoral. Individuals who choose moral action are popularly held to possess "moral fibre", whereas those who indulge in immoral behavior may be labelled as socially degenerate. The continued existence of a group may depend on widespread conformity to codes of morality; an inability to adjust moral codes in response to new challenges is sometimes credited with the demise of a community (a positive example would be the function of Cistercian reform in reviving monasticism; a negative example would be the role of the Dowager Empress in the subjugation of China to European interests). Within nationalist movements, there has been some tendency to feel that a nation will not survive or prosper without acknowledging one, common morality.
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"The only morality in a cruel world is chance." <~ I disagree
AmonsWords (Javonté Belle) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:43:44 -0000
"The only morality in a cruel world is chance." <~ I disagree
#twitterafterdark takes precedence over any morality RT @KdeanLoves: @JonRaff talking about walking in heels! Control your stoolsir!
jonraff (Jon Raff) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:42:55 -0000
#twitterafterdark takes precedence over any morality RT @KdeanLoves: @JonRaff talking about walking in heels! Control your stoolsir!
suddenly got tired, time to go to bed then! I'll have to study morality more tomorrow
Axman68 (Alex Wollman) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:32:26 -0000
suddenly got tired, time to go to bed then! I'll have to study morality more tomorrow
Wonder if PAS will ever speak on something that is not related to morality in their speeches?
tuansenangbesar (Tuan Senang Besar) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:18:50 -0000
Wonder if PAS will ever speak on something that is not related to morality in their speeches?
Daylight atheism: on the morality of poly: http://is.gd/5rTZV ^CM
polyweekly (Poly Weekly podcast) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:17:16 -0000
Daylight atheism: on the morality of poly: http://is.gd/5rTZV ^CM
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HurstChemical (Hurst Chemical) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:01:20 -0000
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