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Permalink Reply by Atheist Exile on April 23, 2012 at 3:27pm

Who are you replying to?

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Permalink Reply by Arcus on April 23, 2012 at 3:36pm

The OP.

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Permalink Reply by Skycomet the Fallen Angel on April 23, 2012 at 1:57pm

Seriously... these type of Christians that are determined to "witness" to you always talk like they're reading from the same script and have serious listening issues. I'm really beginning to wonder if my inevitable concussion from all the face-palming is worth talking to these thick-heads.

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Permalink Reply by Dustin on April 23, 2012 at 2:08pm

I am really confused by this question, really.  I don't know what a 'moral compass' is supposed to be.  I know if I have a knife stuck in me, it will hurt.  I know that if I stick a knife in someone else, it will hurt them too.  I know that betrayal is a real feeling. 

Any rational person can conclude that it is just a nice thing to be nice to others and not hurt them emotionally or physically. 

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Permalink Reply by Unseen on April 27, 2012 at 5:40pm

Some people take those same observations and then decide to use them to THEIR advantage, not the other person's. I guess the question comes down to why do what's good when you can get more doing bad? The moral compass is what forces you to do what's good.

Does that help?

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Permalink Reply by Tash on April 23, 2012 at 11:38pm

I use the ancient Greek philosophy, treat others as I would wish to be treated. It's ridiculous some people need a higher power to keep them in line. Be good because you want to be, not because you'll be sentenced to burn if you aren't

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Permalink Reply by Unseen on April 27, 2012 at 5:42pm

Suppose you're a masochist. How do you apply the principle then? You're kind of back to honoring the way THEY want to be treated then, aren't you?

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Permalink Reply by Shabaka Tecumseh on April 27, 2012 at 5:57pm

negros are cultural masochist, they've been taught to be such, I'm not..

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Permalink Reply by Atheist Exile on April 28, 2012 at 4:10pm

You must be an octopus, Shabaka. How can you cram so many feet in your mouth at once?

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Permalink Reply by Shabaka Tecumseh on April 28, 2012 at 4:45pm

i don't know why you'd say that..negros are culture masochist..They destroy their African culture almost at every turn, even get some satisfaction demeaning it..

From the dictionary:

2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from being humiliated or mistreated, either by another or by oneself

I liked you octopus comment..it was irrelevant but cute..

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Permalink Reply by Anastasia Vesperman on May 19, 2012 at 12:58am

I think that people with a "moral compass" tend to get that from their parents and from the people they interact with and the ideas they are exposed to. In my mind, morals relate more to religious ideas, "I think this is what god wants me to to."

I think that people with ethics tend to get those from their parents and from the people they interact with and the ideas they are exposed to, but that they additionally are more likely to inspect those ideas for worth before taking them on board.

Of course, none of this is absolute.

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Permalink Reply by Joop Kruisselbrink on May 19, 2012 at 1:05am

According to Richard Dawkins in his book the god delusion morals can be a result of evolution since good morals can give species an advantage to those who lack them,seems legit.

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