Morality

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A lot of this depends on the action - for quite a few I'd have put "doesn't occur to me to commit a morally wrong act." Like for instance, I forget the occasion but when I was a teenager I was discussing with someone how one might acquire smoething, and they mentioned that stealing was one possibility though it was wrong, and the idea had never occurred to me.

On the other hand, there are times when a morally wrong choice like really making someone feel horrible on purpose might come to me if I feel mad enough, but I don't because I "know it's wrong."

I think with the former, it comes fromt he formative years of not being exposed to a lot of bad stuff. Funny thing is, one of my favorite shows was "Barney Miller" so I knew crime occurred, and I think my family used that to talk about why it was bad to do things like drugs, but honestly, a lot of that stuff never really occurs to me in real life.

I am in this place alot and I have to think about my actions when I am in this place of being morally wrong... I am working on it though...

My religon dictatess most things I do, and saev when I am very mentally unwell, I folow it almost to the letter. It is many tiems incompatiblle with christian moralls and modern law, so many people att tiems are shockd abuot certain situations and may think I am immoral whn realy Im acting in the buonds of the morals I obtaind from my religion. I wuoldnt have any problm at all for example drivin over a speed limit (if I had a car), stealin a dvd, having sex with soemone outside of a relationship I am having, or beatin the crap out of someone I dont like as there is nothin in my morality that invoeks guilty over it.

None of the options.

I'm moral because morality makes of me a person I respect and can utilize towards my desires, and adhering to it contributes to a world grown from good principles which in turn creates a world that is functional, stable, and ideal for human beings including myself.

Traffic: The problem is, that many people simply think about technical facts, when deciding if they can drive faster then allowed. The problem is, that also other car drivers expect others to drive normal. So if you drive 80 mph when its technical possible, then not the 80 mph will be the problem but as example other cars that want to cross your street, or that are bypassing other drivers, cant predict you. So if you want to bypass another driver you wait until you find a spot with a far enough distance you can see well, that allows you to bypass the driver before you. But if an driver coming in your direction, has the double speed that he is allowed, suddenly the distance that would be easily enough to bypass the driver in front of you, isnt sufficient anymore. Or kids that cross the street and know that if they dont see a car until the next turn, then its ok for them to cross the street, then even when a car comes they will be at the other side until the car has reached them. If you suddenly drive the double speed, they are still in the middle of the street.

For the example with the DVD. I believe in fair sharing. So if someone has worked a day to produce something, then he needed food for that day, he needed electricity for that day and so on. If I dont pay him for the product, he wont be able anymore to produce it, because he has to care instead for getting food. But in the same way I have not much problems if someone steals something, that isnt practically worth anything. I dont do it myself to avoid troubles, when it comes to real stuff, but as example even as Metallica fan I dont mind anyone downloading their songs. I absolutly agree that there are costs that an album has, studio costs, logistics, instruments, gasoline for tour busses, ... so all of that they shall get refunded and something extra as bonus for producing good music. But I couldnt care less if they can afford to bath themselves in champagner. There is a musician I really like, its Serj Tarkian the singer of System of a Down, that simply says it himself as it is: If you support musicians that want to get rich instead musicians that want to play music, you get in the end musicians like Justin Bieber. If a musician crys around, that because of illegal downloadint they cant afford golden pools anymore but only a good life, then they shall go and hang themselves, I cant care less for them. So as long as you see that young bands and musicians are struggling with the money and simply need more money to produce more good music: Support them to receive that music. If they need it, they need it and if they give you in return good music they like to play, its fair. But even as Metallica Fan, they can kiss my ... with their whining about the horrible illegal downloaders, that are preventing them from bathing in champagner. XD

About someone elses partners or married partners or whatever...that simply ends too often in troubles. Its not owrth it. Beside the fact, that I would have troubles to believe in somebody true and eternal love, that is right now betraying someone he told to truly and eternal love. ^^

About that punching: I simply dont wanna punch someone. I do if I have to, so a molestor that wanted to grab up my T-shirt already had a laceration from me, but it doesnt satisfy me. It doesnt mean I avoid it completely or whatever, so if someone threatens me to step back, when that person has no right to do so, I dont give in and stand my ground and normally if people see that they cant threaten you and really had to start a physical fight, they nag a bit around but in the end its done, but I simply dont like to punch people. No problem with it, if I am forced to do for defense, but its simply something that has to be done then, not somethings thats funny.