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Are you obligated to be moral?
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| No | 34% | 362 votes | Total: 1077 votes | |
| Yes | 66% | 715 votes |
No
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Created on: December 06, 2007
I do not feel obligated to be moral. I am moral in that I have a sense of right and wrong. This is one
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by Shawn Brooks
Created on: March 30, 2012
“Morality” is a word that is thrown around quite a bit. Although usually attributed to religion,
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Created on: August 29, 2008
This debate calls for a definition of the two key words, "obligated" and "moral". The dictionary defines
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Created on: February 10, 2010
Are we obligated to be moral? No, actually, and even inherently, we’re not. It gives morality
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Created on: October 07, 2009 Last Updated: October 11, 2009
Are you obligated to be moral?
By what parameters and whose standards? Ethics is something that is taught
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by Amy Capps
Created on: September 07, 2008
If morals are an obligation than what exactly is obligating society and who is to say what is right
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Created on: May 21, 2011
“A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly
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Created on: August 10, 2007 Last Updated: November 27, 2011
Before embarking on a philosophical discussion of the obligations of an individual to be moral, it is
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Created on: January 31, 2008 Last Updated: June 17, 2011
Morality, in many ways, is not anyone's "obligation". Many choose to live a life of immorality every
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Created on: September 22, 2007 Last Updated: July 20, 2010
I do not believe I am moral. I believe I am ethical, lawful, and fair, but not moral. Morality in every
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by G E Barr
Created on: February 04, 2009
AN ENGAGING FREE WILL
I am, in no way obligated to be moral. I can, should I so choose, go hog wild at
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Created on: November 01, 2008
We, personally, might be obligated to be moral, however, our standards of what is right and wrong could
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Created on: November 14, 2007
The question at hand, to say the least is ultra contenious. The definition of Moral: conforming to estblished
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by James Lynne
Created on: August 22, 2008
Morality, like color, does not exist in the absence of a defining mechanism. By themselves, these terms
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Created on: March 19, 2008
If one says that we are obligated, or obliged, to be moral, that is saying that we have a choice in
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by Lisa Ross
Created on: August 11, 2007 Last Updated: February 21, 2009
Being a moral person is a wise choice in all aspects of life, but the truth is that nobody is one hundred
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by Lucius Trae
Created on: June 02, 2010
When considering moral obligation, one should first examine different perspectives on morality. If someone
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Created on: March 25, 2008
Morality has a wide range of definition, from 'accepted laws of order' to 'what's nice and what isn't'.
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Created on: September 07, 2008
An obligation to adhere to any form of moral code is completely arbitrary and without foundation unless
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by Nawal Aditya
Created on: August 15, 2008 Last Updated: August 16, 2008
Not one person alive is ever obligated to be moral. There is no one telling him what to do, and most
Yes
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Created on: September 02, 2009 Last Updated: September 03, 2009
Are we obligated to be moral? I think that we generally take pride in our morality. It tends to be something
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Created on: January 20, 2008 Last Updated: October 09, 2011
I would have to say yes - but not because someone's standing right next to me with a gun every
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Created on: January 20, 2012
In an ideal society,everyone should be obligated to conduct themselves in morality.Morality or moral
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Created on: February 18, 2008 Last Updated: May 01, 2011
The choice to be moral is a simple one because there are many advantages awarded to moral behavior.
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Created on: February 01, 2009
Fidelity and faithfulness to God mean that believers have an obligation to live a moral life. Years
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Created on: February 02, 2008
A sense of morality is ingrained into every one of us. Its very presence tells us instinctively what's
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by Andy Heintz
Created on: September 08, 2008
I think a person is obligated to be moral, but we are divided about what constitutes as moral behavior.
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by John Boguhn
Created on: October 26, 2009
The question is,' "are we obligated to be moral?" Is it inherent within the human condition to conduct
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Created on: August 25, 2007
Am I obligated to be moral? Are other people so obligated? I would answer that question with a resounding
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Created on: February 11, 2009
All members of society are obligated to obey its laws, mores, and customs. Society's laws are based
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by Bai Maleiha
Created on: February 01, 2009
(Author's note: (To raters) Please be informed that I misplaced this article. It should have been posted
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Created on: September 05, 2008
Yes, we are obligated to be moral, for the benefit of society. If everyone decided to do whatever they
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Created on: August 31, 2007
Yes, you are obligated to be moral in order to make this a better society in which to reside. We have
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by ideamonster
Created on: July 16, 2007
Am I personally obligated to be moral? Or are people in general obligated to hold with some sort of
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Created on: November 11, 2007
Are you obligated to be moral?
The answer to this question depends on what kind of society in which you
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by Chey
Created on: July 02, 2007 Last Updated: July 06, 2007
Morality is the basic foundation of society. Without morality only the state of nature among all of
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by E. Bargmann
Created on: January 14, 2008
Are we obligated to be moral? In a word, yes. We all, both as individuals and members of a collective
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Created on: August 18, 2008
Really, you are not OBLIGATED to be moral but, you will pay the consequences if you are not. You can
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Created on: October 22, 2007
Because I believe in God and what has been written in the Bible as being inspired from Him I can safely
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Created on: July 16, 2007
Morality, as defined by Ayn Rand in "Atlas Shrugged," is as follows:
"Judgment to distinguish right and
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