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The first thing is that there are no universal sets of morals. Ethics is a totally different beast but it’s something I’m not sure a young kid can wrap their he
by withinboredom 3y ago
The first thing is that there are no universal sets of morals. Ethics is a totally different beast but it’s something I’m not sure a young kid can wrap their heads around. But following “the rules” is something you can teach a kid and works until they are old enough to know when to break the rules.
One thing we stressed to our son is: if you break the rules/laws, you will eventually get caught. So make sure whatever you are doing is worth the consequences.
There’s no need for some magical god to punish people, just the fact that, eventually, someone will figure out what you did (or more likely, they’ll tell on themselves). It’s worked so far…
- Domenic_S 3y ago> The first thing is that there are no universal sets of morals. That's a belief presented as fact. I'm not super excited about getting into a philosophical debate, but just something to consider: "The rules: help your family, help your group, return favours, be brave, defer to superiors, divide resources fairly, and respect others’ property, were found in a survey of 60 cultures from all around the world." -- https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2019-02-11-seven-moral-rules-found-all-around-world https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2019-02-11-seven-moral-rules-found...
- withinboredom 3y agoIt’s a fact because I think we can agree there is at least one person on this planet who has counter-morals to any morals you present, for example. As long as one person on this planet has a difference of opinion on what morals they abide by, there can be no universal morals. That IS a fact, not an opinion.
- Domenic_S 3y agoYour unstated assumption is that universal agreement is required for universal morals to exist
- withinboredom 3y agoI’d love to hear an argument showing that a universal moral doesn’t need to be applied universally and still be considered universal.