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Society, duh.Who decides societal morality?.
Society, duh.Who decides societal morality?.
Society.Who decides societal morality?
Who decides societal morality?
This question is prompted by another thread regarding capital punishment. There has been a lot of talk regarding people living within what's moral in society. (Yes, Tigger plays a big part in the inspiration for this question.) So, it got me thinking... while I do agree that society should have some level of a moral bar, where is that bar? Who decides? How is it decided?
Is it a set measure that exists whether people like it or not? Is it a "majority rules" kind of thing... which would make morality a moving target of sorts as times change?
Note: This question pertains to how we set the bar, not what the bar is.
......God......
No society. God has nothing to do with it.
No society. God has nothing to do with it.
No society. God has nothing to do with it.
Ultimately, society does, of course. It's a lot like the tide, or the wheeling of a flock of birds... ultimately it is a massive confluence of influences and individual decisions resulting in collective norms.
That doesn't mean society is always right, or always chooses wisely, however.
Nope. God has everything to do with everything.
That depends on the society. Some theocracies set up their societal morals based on their belief in God or beliefs about God (or lack thereof).
Yeah, theocratic nations do not get their morality from God, they come up with their morality and design a god to fit it.
Whether or not their beliefs are based on God (which depends on how a person views God/correct religion) there are nations that say their morality is based on God and nothing else. I think some nations do dogmatically believe that. Likewise, there are also some that use their belief that God is not real to impose that view of social morality.