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Building a more moral world : Comments

By Peter Bowden, published 10/4/2019

"Do no harm - Do good" is the universal guideline that will resolve current ethical conflicts

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Same sex marriage morally acceptable? Many people do not think so. It does ‘do harm’ to the institution of marriage, cheapening it, and attacking the traditional family, which is the bedrock of Western society. Rejecting it is not the same as rejecting homosexuality, which indeed does no harm to anyone else.

Children in same sex marriages. Gross child abuse, capable of doing immense damage to children.

Escalating gap between the rich and poor. Rubbish. The gap is closing all the time, thanks to the capitalist system.

Gun control. Already draconian in Australia. U.S - not our concern.

Racial discrimination. Wrong where it exists. But mainly in the minds of the likes of Bowden and people who are self-hating whites.

Abortion. Infanticide, Immoral and criminal. Barbaric.

Cloning. As above.

Asylum and refugees. A huge confidence trick.

Social obligations of business. Already into virtue signalling and look-at-me posing to the detriment of share-holder and customers.

Education. Pretty much dead in Australia.

It’s a good thing that everyone’s ‘morals’ are not line with those of Peter Bowden.
Posted by ttbn, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 9:56:58 AM
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The blurb "Do no harm - Do good" is well meant, BUT overly simplistic in the real world.

The AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS CONTRADICTORY CHOICES WHEN ALLOCATING LIMITED money, for eg:

A. A$1 Billion reducing malaria deaths in Africa?

OR

B. do you spend that same A$1 Billion prolonging the life of many elderly in Australia.

You can't save everyone with your limited money, despite noble intentions.
Posted by plantagenet, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 11:14:53 AM
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Moses was dealing with equally wayward Israelites when summoned to the mount for the helping hand of God to commission the Ten Commandments as a moral guide.

Not surprisingly, is his forty days and nights separated from the tribe, while this was underway, at the bottom of the mountain a golden calf was the worshippers choice (Capitalism). Tiring of waiting, (instant gratification), for Moses return, and assuming him dead, (God is dead), all obligation to a moral code evaporated.
Posted by diver dan, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 11:54:58 AM
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throw out the truth of God's word and you end up with the contradictory blurb listed here. The more secular we have become the more immoral and self righteous.
Posted by runner, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 1:48:14 PM
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@runner matey

Do you list your darling Cardinal Pell, being another card carrying Christian, as "..moral"?

Is Pell, like you "self righteous"?
Posted by plantagenet, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 2:20:12 PM
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'Is Pell, like you "self righteous"?'

sorry plantagenet without Christ I am as corrupt as you. And that's scary!
Posted by runner, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 3:09:18 PM
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