but cultures tend to define things for us. each person inherently has his or her own code of ethics, but it is overwritten by the code society gives us.

basically im with the open mind (ha) that morality has to come from ourselves, but i just think that society power is so overwhelming the only way to break out of the very closed-minded thinking of culturally defined morals is leave remove yourself from that culture and start over

i think thats how people ‘find themselves’

I. I think that morality and judgement should come from oneself, but many people often take it from society. Most people will agree that something is morally wrong without even thinking if they truly agree with it but b/c society says it is and most individuals would rather fit the mold then think for themselves, I should say are too scared to think for themselves, they go with the know instead of questioning there own feelings about a subject. I don’t beleive an action can be morally wrong if it’s in private or if it is known, it is wrong if YOU think it is, but like I said most people don’t think for themselves. Wether they realize it or not they let society, God, and othere people think for them by the actions they take.

I used to do the cross every time I passed a cemetary b/c it was what you did. I never once hesitated to not do it, until one day when me and my mother were driving and I caught myself in mid-cross and asked myself “Why am I doing this?”. Until that moment I would feel wrong and judged for not. I realized I am not going to do something I don’t beleive in or for that matter have a reason to do so. With that being said, I see no wrong in either or. It is up to you and only you to decide or let others decide for you wether something is wrong or right.