Nowhere357

I think it would be interesting and useful to collect opinions on these questions.

What is the "source" of your moral understanding? For example, Biblical scripture, or reason and empathy.

What are the main morals, as you understand them?

meritocrat

Whatever I see fit at a certain time.

Jamie_L

Practically speaking, for most of my life, my morals weren't rooted in any explicit principle that I consciously stated to myself. I ran on moral autopilot, based on directives taught to me by my (non-religious) parents. On closer examination, these morals were generally based on the "golden rule" concept. I.E. don't hurt others.

Recently, I began thinking more deeply about morality, and I'm still on a journey for a rationally-rooted morality. So far, all evidence points to the notion that non-religious, rational morality is quite sound.

My latest turn along the path has been into the world of "desire utilitarianism", which I stumbled upon here at II. Alonzo Fyfe's post in this thread gives a succinct description of desire utilitarianism (which I first heard of from Alonzo, as a matter of fact). This moral school of thought seems to explicitly state some of the things that have been muddling about in my head for a while.

Jamie

Cojana

I consider morality any elemental implementation that derives pleasure and pride after protocal precedure,any deed or word that leaves no shame but uplifts moral senses,..

paul30

It seems that morals are almost certainly social and adaptive.

Humans, being weak and slow, almost invariably live in groups to survive.

The behaviors that promoted group survival eventually became enshrined as "moral."