Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into teams... but thereby makes us go blind to objective reality.
Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers.
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
Morality is not just any old topic in psychology but close to our conception of the meaning of life. Moral goodness is what gives each of us the sense that we are worthy human beings.
The true basis of morality is utility; that is, the adaptation of our actions to the promotion of the general welfare and happiness; the endeavour so to rule our lives that we may serve and bless mankind.
Morality is a test of our conformity rather than our integrity.
Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.
Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
Our morality is based on so many factors: of where we were born, who we were born to, what values were instilled in us, what values we chose, the way that our lives have shaped us. That dictates so much of what we assume is our morality, and also the culture, all of these things.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.