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Sabri Shahin
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Why should I be moral? Why should I do right?

you do not want anyone to abuse your child, so you

should not abuse any child

You do not want anyone to rape your sister, so you

should not rape any girl

You do not want people to deceive you, so we should

not lie or deceive others

You do not like to starve to death, so we should feed

the hungry, defend the oppressed, and help those who
struggle to survive

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Godfrey Braganza
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The fundamental principles of morality are

1. Do good and avoid evil;

2. Do to others as you would want them to do to

you.

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these. It would be just unbearable. We are made for
happiness and so without principles of morality it
happiness would be impossible.

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corporations or families or even groups of friends who
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Jim H. White
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You are in the universe and the universe was created

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no space or time before the Big Bang so there was
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A Chen-Kung
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It is your life so you need to think and decide and not

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Patrick Tyrrell
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Michelle Becker
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Keshav Jetha
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I find this interesting..

Once all the numbers were standing in a queue.

Suddenly 9 slapped 8. When 8 asked the reason, 9 said

“I am bigger than you. I have right to slap you.”

So 8 slapped 7.

7 slapped 6 and the process continued.

When 1 saw 0, he was already terrified. But 1 didn't

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So now they stood as 10.

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YES THERE IS. And this might be one of the most

important topics in political life.

1. CRIMINAL = imposing material costs on

others directly.

2. ETHICAL = not imposing costs material or

otherwise on others directly via asymmetry of
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3. MORAL = not imposing costs upon others

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confronting oneself in life. I know they are right
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any where else are they going to learn?

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More effectively, other kids, through peer pressure,

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respect for certain ideas and people. Parents may
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