While we have been studying ethics and morals in class and they have been a repeating topic in our class subjects, I have been trying to define what my own ethics are. I never had though about this prior to this class and I have not really come to any firm conclusions. While going over the 10 commandments, I came to realize that I have committed many sins in my life. I was not brought up with religion or a strong teaching of what god says is right and wrong, so maybe that makes me a bad person. However, I do know what I consider right and wrong and those are the things that FEEL right to me. I base a lot of my judgement on what feels right in my mind and body.
Although I did not have a religious upbringing, my parents did the best they could to start me off in life knowing respect, honesty and kindness. Those have been the foundations for everything that I do in my life. Through middle and high school I have taken what I learned as a kid and created my own path and decisions of what I believe to be right and wrong and although I have not always been true to my own ethics or gods commandments, I have learned and sprouted from the mistakes in my life so I believe that doesn't make me a bad person. We learn lessons all the time in life and we can only get there by making bad decisions and then taking that information and using it to move forward in life.
I definitely relate to this blog post a lot. I was raised in the Catholic church, and have also committed a lot of sins but I base my judgement on what I feel is the right thing to do as well. I like that you said respect, honesty, and kindness are important to you because I think that those virtues are what help somebody live a virtuous life. You said that you weren't raised religiously, but do you think that your morals would be a lot different if you were?
ReplyDeleteI was not raised in a religious environment, but my parents were strict when it came to teaching kindness, honesty, and respect. You and I both say what's on our minds and we're firm believers in what we are for or against, that's why I think we get along so well. Developing morals and ethics based upon experience is a good way to go through life because otherwise you would simply just be judging something you wouldn't understand. Do you think in a couple years from now when you experience more of what life has to offer your ethical opinions will change again?
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