You cannot make morality a law, amirite?

i agree, but unfortunately...this is what society is trying to do

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The point of laws is to uphold unspoken morals that we generally agree apon (and of course safety of the community), such as, you can't run around butt naked. It isn't hurting anyone, but most people would agree that they find it offensive.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That isn't really morality though. It's just not socially acceptable. Social acceptance =/= morals

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Morals are on an individual basis, and something that is generally acceptable in society (what laws try to uphold) is basically a collection of everybody's morals

by Anonymous 11 years ago

So not killing people isn't a moral? Not stealing isn't a moral? Because all a moral is is something people believe in. If everyone believes murder is wrong and outlaw it, a moral has been made law. Face it. All laws are are generally accepted morals, even if it doesn't come from religion (which I feel is the issue this post addresses)

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Making morality law was attempted with prohibition and look how that turned out

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't think you read a word I said because that in no way refuted my comment

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't think I was trying to disprove what you said. And yes I did read it all. I was just saying that Americans have attempted to legislate morality but it didn't work out. So while your opinion may be that not killing a person is moral other, more subjective morals like alcohol use aren't as easy to make a law.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The difference is that everybody disagreed with the prohibition. It's not about whether or not it's a subjective moral, it's about whether or not it's something forced, unwillingly onto people

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Not killing people is forced onto you but it's been forced for so long that we don't realize it.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No, it's been advocated by everyone. It's only been forced on a negligible percent of the population that believes murder is not okay...in other words, someone who doesn't share that moral

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Excuse me...that murder *IS* okay

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Ok, so what about being naked?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

In public? The majority of people believe that public nudity is morally wrong, or at the very least, inappropriate, therefore it is legislated.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

What about the law where you can't have sex with or marry a minor? In some other cultures this is encouraged.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

All law is based off somebody's moral code. It's the only thing a functioning system can base laws off of.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's easy to argue that the laws we have in place are based on a moral code, but it could also be argued that the laws we follow are based on the rights that we are given. For example, murder is a crime, but the reason for that could be based on the fact that it is morally wrong, or that it is taking away the right to life.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It isn't about what's moral or immoral. It's about the the public welfare (in theory). Unfortunately, what is best for the public welfare is also subjective.

by Anonymous 11 years ago