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

[lilysea]

I think some moral or ethical rules are absolute

for example,

"Do not kill other human beings [actual born human beings, not foetuses] without their prior consent except in self defence or when a war has been declared"

while other ethical rules are more context-specific

eg

"Do not eat endangered species, but if the species becomes so numerous that it is definitely no longer endangered, it is okay to eat it again"

Edited to add: the rules that I think are absolute, I do not think they are absolute because any God(s) or Goddess(es) or The Universe have decreed them [I'm an atheist], but rather because they are necessary in order to have a safe and functional society

[andrewducker]

I have to say that a rule with three exceptions in it seems less than entirely absolute.

[lilysea]

I mean, I 100% believe that the rule as written

"Do not kill other human beings [actual born human beings, not foetuses] without their prior consent except in self defence or when a war has been declared"

applies to 100% of situations...