I need to know how you feel about morality

[andrewducker]

Poll #25203

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There is one true morality

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Yes, and I know what it is, and it accords with my own views
3 (4.8%)

Yes, and I know what it is, but it does not match my own views
0 (0.0%)

Yes, but I do not know what it is
6 (9.5%)

No
43 (68.3%)

Something Else I Will Explain In Comments
11 (17.5%)

To explain slightly, if you believe that there is a God, and that you know what the moral rules they set are, and you agree with those rules, that would be option one.

(Or you can replace "God" with "the natural order of things" if you believe that this includes an inbuilt morality.)

Comments

[ckd]

I'm a lapsed agnostic (I haven't been wondering on a regular basis for a while :-) that tends towards humanism, with my core belief being something like "this world may be all we get, so be kind to people" coupled with a belief that life-after-death exists, but only in that the residue of your actions and others' memories of you continue after your death.

If I had to pick a One True Morality, I'd probably go with Granny Weatherwax (and it would definitely accord with my views): [S]in, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.

[anef]

I'd forgotten the Granny Weatherwax quote, but that's probably the nearest to my version of morality. I'd probably summarise mine as "Treat other people like human beings", but while I know what that means it's a bit brief for a philosophy.