What's the point of morals?

[Truronian]

But there is no direct definition of which morals are Right and which are Wrong. And that's were stuff starts to go Wrong...

The morals that are right are those that society deems to be right.

 

[Swedishguy]

The morals that are right are those that society deems to be right.

Nope. Morals are set individually by humans. No matter what politics a society has, they can't control an individual's view on morals. You have morals on your own, haven't you?

 

[Truronian]

Nope. Morals are set individually by humans. No matter what politics a society has, they can't control an individual's view on morals. You have morals on your own, haven't you?

Morals are not set by humans, in the same way that height is not set by humans. You do not decide to see murder as immoral, you just do. Morals are inherited from those around you, and consequently any given person's set of morals have a good chance of being similar to the next guy's. This is what allows all us humans to live in relative harmony. If your morals are drastically different, then that's tough.

 

[Perfection]

My morals are completely pointless.

 

[theimmortal1]

Clearly it should only be to live the best life you can. That is the purpose behind human life.

 

[Perfection]

Clearly it should only be to live the best life you can. That is the purpose behind human life.

What definies the best life?

 

[Prince_Imrahil]

What definies the best life?

People do, individually (with a whole lot of social conditioning/biological impulses to boot)

 

[Perfection]

People do, individually (with a whole lot of social conditioning/biological impulses to boot)

I'm asking, theimmortal1, not you (because you don't say that living the best life you can is a moral virtue).

 

[Azash]

For personal benefit, and in the end, so do all of you

However, you could say that morals are based on the herd-instinct.