MaryCJames
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- Aug 25, 2010
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Hello, my name is Mary and I am fourteen years old, just shy of fifteen. My mother and I were discussing the diffrences between amoral, immoral, and moral and how the meanings have changed over the years.
Merriam Webster's definiton of the words include:
Amoral - being neither moral nor immoral; specifically lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply; lacking moral sensibility
Moral - of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior; ethical; expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior; conforming to a standard of right behavior; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment; capable of right and wrong action
Immoral - not moral; conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles
I believe that these definitons are correct however people look at immoral, moral, and amoral things different depending on their culture. Like, in other countries it might be okay for an eleven-year-old could be prostituted and it would not be moral or immoral but amoral to them. It is neither good nor bad. I also believe that babies are born with a set of moral values already. The simple basics on what is right and wrong. Example: Not killing people. My mother believes that new borns' morals are developed on how they grow up, what TV shows they watch, how their parents act around them.
My question is what do you think about this post? Are babies born with a blank slate or do they already know left from right? What are your definitons of moral, amoral, immoral? Do you believe that the media is corrupting America's children?
Please leave a comment with your response. I'm eager to hear what your thoughts are!
-Mary
Merriam Webster's definiton of the words include:
Amoral - being neither moral nor immoral; specifically lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply; lacking moral sensibility
Moral - of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior; ethical; expressing or teaching a conception of right behavior; conforming to a standard of right behavior; sanctioned by or operative on one's conscience or ethical judgment; capable of right and wrong action
Immoral - not moral; conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles
I believe that these definitons are correct however people look at immoral, moral, and amoral things different depending on their culture. Like, in other countries it might be okay for an eleven-year-old could be prostituted and it would not be moral or immoral but amoral to them. It is neither good nor bad. I also believe that babies are born with a set of moral values already. The simple basics on what is right and wrong. Example: Not killing people. My mother believes that new borns' morals are developed on how they grow up, what TV shows they watch, how their parents act around them.
My question is what do you think about this post? Are babies born with a blank slate or do they already know left from right? What are your definitons of moral, amoral, immoral? Do you believe that the media is corrupting America's children?
Please leave a comment with your response. I'm eager to hear what your thoughts are!
-Mary