Morality

[Mr. Saint]

I came up with this when I was writing a paper about sex and religion. I have looked at many religions definitions of morality and disagree with fundamental parts of all of them. So I came up with my universal definition of morality. Let me know what you think.

“All people are born free and equal, as individuals, are entitled to the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness, so long as that person dose not directly bar any other person from pursuing these right here by set forth.”

[dancingdoc2]

How does this square with Wikipedia and the dictionary?

You have written a paraphrase of the Bill or Rights. You need to define the term, first, then give an example of usage.

[lnt1103]

I once heard it said that the few moments in life where there exist moral absolutes almost always include bloodshed. No offense Saint, but one college kid writing one paper isn't going to boil down a pervasive definition of anything as nuanced as morality into less than 45 words. The G8 hasn't been able to.

I also don't think a person can presume to write a worldwide definition of any concept with such strong and obvious roots in one single country's Declaration of Independence. And I say that sitting at my home computer in the Midwest US.

[dancingdoc2]

Try presenting your case on Morality using "Academic Persuasive Writing". (Google the term)

Write academic research papers and this one that are persuasive. That means they must support their contentions with academic sources cited according to APA standards.

Most English teachers, wish students could write simple declarative statements.

Writing that gives opinion without facts is called propaganda style writing.

[dancingdoc2]

Try presenting your case on Morality using "Academic Persuasive Writing". (Google the term)

Write academic research papers and your class assignment paper that are persuasive. That means they must support their contentions with academic sources cited according to APA standards.

Most English teachers wish students could write simple declarative statements.

Writing that gives opinion without facts is called propaganda style writing.

(Oh, and use a spell checker before submitting your paper or posts here. You continually misspell one or more words. This should improve your grade.)

[lnt1103]

Also ask another person to proof your assignments for you. As an example, 'dose' is a word so Spell Check won't catch that what you really mean is 'does'. A set of eyes going through it that has never seen it before can be very good feedback.

[TnL329]

i agree with Lnt

[TnL329]

Also, as far as morality goes, I think everyone has different views on what it is and what it means. I think we need to be welcoming to all views, even if they are different from our own.

[sera300]

Originally Posted by Mr. Saint

I came up with this when I was writing a paper about sex and religion. I have looked at many religions definitions of morality and disagree with fundamental parts of all of them. So I came up with my universal definition of morality. Let me know what you think.

“All people are born free and equal, as individuals, are entitled to the unalienable rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness, so long as that person dose not directly bar any other person from pursuing these right here by set forth.”

I really think you have to pose the question to us before you can get a proper response. What is the specific question asked of you? What you are defining are personal concepts & beliefs; is the professor asking for societal/global norms or your personal beliefs? Is it strictly religious beliefs and sex? Who's values, ethics, philosophy, and conduct are you applying it to? Posting the specific question asked to you will help answer if you are in the right area. Is the professor asking for your personal opinion and or to back it up? I would narrow your scope & what is the intended "length" of the paper requested?

You may have a personal defined term for morality regarding sex & religion; however, is that what is asked of you in the paper or to use the term from specific reading, apply the course content of morality to sex, & religion?

Scrutinize your phrasing; look at what one may interpret as barring [from happiness, life, liberty] since these are subjective terms open to interpretation rather than objective analysis. What one person may feel makes them happy or free, overemphasized using "I have a right to kill a person because it makes me happy & I am free to do such"; whereas, another may view happiness and free "as the right to walk nude through the streets" or "I am free to do as I wish in my own home". See the point? You may end up putting yourself in a dichotomy. Meanwhile, as Doc pointed out is your "thought" original since it does sound like the Governments Bill of Rights in the US. Is the paper intended to be an orignial thought or based upon a specific culture or nation?

[Mr. Saint]

I don’t think I have ever got that many responses in a few hours. So, I will clear up a few things. The paper I wrote was just for my self and is just my opinions. It was trying to explain what possible reason that religion seems to hates sex. Second, I was just asking if you agreed with it. I don’t think that everyone will ever agree on anything and most certainly not something like morality. That is why I am asking you, I want other peoples opinions.