Today in psychology we talked about the princeples of morals. What exactly are morals? To many morals are the rules they live by to feel like a good person. But the true definition of a moral is a rule that determines right from wrong. Many people around the world look towards their religion for morals but one can't always accept every moral thrown at them. Your the one who has morals, your opinion on what is right or wrong differs from others. So how do we know wether we are moral or not? In all honesty sometimes we don't know, but sometimes its obvious. An example of a simple moral is wether it is moral to kill someone for no reason. Of course its immoral. But now lets flip the scenerio. Is the death penalty moral? Some will say yes and others no. Its all based on your personal belief of whats right or wrong.
We might not be able to tell wether certain morals are better than others, but what we can tell is that there are different levels of morality.
Level 1: If punishment is involved with the decision then it is the wrong choice.
Level 2: If a reward is given for choosing a certain choice, then it is right. No reward; then its not the right choice.
Level 3: You follow the rules (morals) in order to look like a good person.
Level 4: You follow the rules because you agree with them.
Level 5: You have your own rules that you follow. You don't need pre-existing rules to follow, you already have your own. You follow rules in order to improve yourself internally.
Level 6: You follow universal morals. You are the definition of being morally right. Examples of these type of people are of the highest quality, not human to be exact. People like Jesus and Buhdda.
Levels 1 and 2 are moral levels which are below what's morally expected of you. Levels 3 and 4 are levels expected to be present in everyone. Levels 5 and 6 are well above the morality expected. (This level of morality is almost impossible to find.)
So what morality do you think you are? And be honest. Leave a comment below, and like always thank you for reading :)
