No. Morals are for a happy society. Selfish people are destructive to the very fabric of society. It’s morals that are meant to keep people from sh*tting on others out of selfishness. When everyone is sacrificing for the greater good, nobody is completely happy. However, everyone is generally happier than they would be if they had to otherwise constantly worry about what others would do to them without the mutual safeguard of moral fiber.
I don't agree at all. Not even a little bit. The happiest people are those who are the most moral. There are some who break their moral standards and feel some type of happiness for a short period of time, but it never lasts. Their own bad decisions always come back to haunt them
the thing about moral is that you can freely decide what's good and bad. you only need "some" concept of good and bad to have "a moral". not the one everyone has or agrees with.
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Can’t really base happiness off of if someone has morals or doesn’t have them. Unhappiness of a person is self inflicted, whereas morals are a social construct. But having/not having morals can contribute to your emotions, of course, but it’s such an insignificant part of it.
"My point is that immoral people seem to be happier than moral people."
I don't observe that at all, just the opposite.
Maybe it's matter of perspective. At your age maybe it seems true. But at a later point in life almost everyone I know who acted immorally in their earlier years has tremendous regrets and feelings of guilt and remorse. That definitely doesn't make the happier.
There is a difference between pleasure in the moment (which is fleeting) and true happiness (which is satisfaction with life). Following a moral code usually leads to the latter, not the former. So, in the long term, moral people are usually happy and immoral people are usually unhappy.
I believe morals aren't specifically for unhappy people. Individuals in various emotional conditions depend on moral principles to guide their interactions and choices, affecting their sense of responsibility, integrity, and social cohesion.
I’m completely lost as to how you landed at this conclusion. Immortality makes you happier? LOL, sure. No person YOU associate with is truly immoral. Most truly immoral people are spending the rest of their lives locked in a cage like an animal. You’d be pretty hard pressed to find someone spending the rest of their life in prison who is happy.
Morals are for unhappy people, and morals are for happy people. Morals are for tall people, and morals are for short people. Morals are for the good, for the bad, and for the indifferent.
No. Morals are for people with morals. I don't know a single immoral person who is also happy. You can tell all of those people hate themselves deep down.
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No. Morals are for a happy society. Selfish people are destructive to the very fabric of society. It’s morals that are meant to keep people from sh*tting on others out of selfishness. When everyone is sacrificing for the greater good, nobody is completely happy. However, everyone is generally happier than they would be if they had to otherwise constantly worry about what others would do to them without the mutual safeguard of moral fiber.
Well I will be happy if I get my dream looks, my dream career and my dream man.
None of my dreams are immoral
I think you already have a dream look for great many women, but yeah, best wishes.
Thank you very much. I wish you the best too.
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I don't agree at all. Not even a little bit. The happiest people are those who are the most moral. There are some who break their moral standards and feel some type of happiness for a short period of time, but it never lasts. Their own bad decisions always come back to haunt them
the thing about moral is that you can freely decide what's good and bad. you only need "some" concept of good and bad to have "a moral". not the one everyone has or agrees with.
Can’t really base happiness off of if someone has morals or doesn’t have them. Unhappiness of a person is self inflicted, whereas morals are a social construct. But having/not having morals can contribute to your emotions, of course, but it’s such an insignificant part of it.
"My point is that immoral people seem to be happier than moral people."
I don't observe that at all, just the opposite.
Maybe it's matter of perspective. At your age maybe it seems true. But at a later point in life almost everyone I know who acted immorally in their earlier years has tremendous regrets and feelings of guilt and remorse. That definitely doesn't make the happier.
There is a difference between pleasure in the moment (which is fleeting) and true happiness (which is satisfaction with life). Following a moral code usually leads to the latter, not the former. So, in the long term, moral people are usually happy and immoral people are usually unhappy.
I believe morals aren't specifically for unhappy people. Individuals in various emotional conditions depend on moral principles to guide their interactions and choices, affecting their sense of responsibility, integrity, and social cohesion.
I’m completely lost as to how you landed at this conclusion. Immortality makes you happier? LOL, sure. No person YOU associate with is truly immoral. Most truly immoral people are spending the rest of their lives locked in a cage like an animal. You’d be pretty hard pressed to find someone spending the rest of their life in prison who is happy.
Morals are for unhappy people, and morals are for happy people. Morals are for tall people, and morals are for short people. Morals are for the good, for the bad, and for the indifferent.
No. Morals are for people with morals. I don't know a single immoral person who is also happy. You can tell all of those people hate themselves deep down.
No. I think being a moral and thus positive person generally makes someone happier than having a guilty conscience over something
No, morals are for everyone. Some people have problems with morals though.
Re your update... I guess you consider me to be unhappy then. Oh well...
Maybe not unhappy, but you might be a little bit less happy than your immoral counterparts. Not sure. I am just wondering.
Morals keep one out of trouble. Its her life. Suffering is the teacher for the immoral.
So that's why I'm so grumpy all the time!
No. People who care about morals can have more reason to be unhappy, but not always.
Well I think it depends upon what means by morals. Not violating the person or property of another? I just see that as a recipe for a decent society.
I never met an immoral person who was genuinely happy, just hard hearted and selfish.
No, morals are for everyone.
Are you unhappy? Don't you have morals?
Wrong, it’s the opposite. There is no such thing as an immoral happy person