Objective Morality

Here is a list of most all morals and ethics, these are all designed to do everthing from keep societies frombreaking apart, to stop infighting, to rienforce the laws put in to control the population etc. these when used often can come out in different ways, they at times dont seem to work and as CON said rape benefits society by increasing population but in fact rape does not benefit society in the big picture because it can cause fighting inside society damaging society in the big picture. Also while society m not benefit from showing someoen about to die kindness the act of kindness itself helps society, doesnt in save lives to donate to charity? the morals were created to benefit society preferably without society giving it much thought, thats where the idea of "good and evil" comes from. 1. Being Honest, Truthful, Trustworthy— is frank and open, refraining from lying, stealing, or cheating 2. Having Integrity— is principled—being of sound moral character, showing courage of convictions, standing up for what is right. 3. Being Caring/ Compassionate/ Benevolent—shows good will, generosity; charitable, considerate, kind. 4. Doing One’s Civic Duty—abides by the laws and rules; does fair share; participates in community betterment. 5. Having Courage—does what is right, even in the face of personal consequences, rejection by others, or danger. 6. Being Willing to Sacrifice—gives of oneself or one's possessions to help others or for something one believes in. 7. Maintaining Self-Control— is able to stay calm and rational, even under conditions of temptation, stress, or aggravated assault (such as being teased or "put down') by others. 8. Being just and Fair—treats others as you would want them to treat you; rules applied equitably; does not discriminate on improper basis. 9. Being Cooperative—gets along well with others, willing to compromise; committed to the concept of neighborhood, society, country, and world. 10. Being Persevering/ Diligent—puts out best effort and works hard; does not give up easily; keeps trying despite hardships; selfR09;reliant. 11. Keeping Promises— attempts to keep commitments, reliable, dependable. 12. Doing no harm—considers the potential for physical or emotional harm to others and avoids that harm. 13. Pursuing excellence/ takes pride in work—does one's best; is not unduly influenced by setbacks or external pressures to do less than one can. 14. Taking personal responsibility—is accountable, dependable, amenable; considers consequences and accepts responsibility for own actions or inactions; does not shift blame for own mistakes to others. 15. Having Empathy —is able to identify with another's feelings or point of view in order to better understand him/her. 16. Benefiting others —makes decisions that have the potential for a positive effect on others. 17. Having Respect for others —Acknowledges and honors the rights, freedom, and dignity of others. 18. Having Patience R09;- knows that good products, actions and outcomes take time; can delay gratification; does not leap before looking. 19. Being Forgiving -- is able to leave upsetting and hurtful things behind; stops the cycle of the hurt to others or oneself; does not seek revenge. 20. Making Peace R09;- is able to compromise, to talk things out without resorting to violence, to seek solutions to problems that will be in everyone's best interests; values calmness and safety. Also while I personally believe that while extraterrestrial life does exist somewhere in space i do not believe they are anywhere in our galaxy simply because our existence was such a rare incident. I would also like to point out that if we were genetically engeneerd by aliens that, that would mean we were created to be labrats, servants or worse some wierd alien kids science project or worse than that toy. COns alien life arguement leads to the same conclusion as my opening "the human race was an accidetn arguement" and so doesnt hold water for him.My opponent states that we need a moral law which really just supports my arguement that morals and laws are made to support each other. We need laws if we do want to preserve society but morals by deffintion are to help you decide between right and wrong and to decide what is right and wrong you need to look at your priotities and see what is "right" for you. In my personal morals I do not break the law because i dont want to be put in prison, and i act nice so people are nice to me but i in reality i can still do whatver i want without feeling guilty about anything. As i final thougth Lex trent is nice because he is clever, friendly and inteligent while this those go along with some of the listed morals like i said these are to stop fighting in society and they do this by appealing to human nature. We live in a world where we are confined to societies standerds, standerds crushed into our heads from childhood. children need look at the world around them and then they can make their own morals that can go along with societies standerds or their own but it has more value if they choose rathher than it be forced down their throats (every cartoon on preaches a different moral, one good example of down the throating).work citedhttp://jneedham.iweb.bsu.edu...