Morals and What Makes a Human Being
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Internal Assessment: Morals and what makes a human being
We as people have many categories in which we describe humans as being “human,” one of which is morals and the human nature and ability to determine what is right and wrong. The idea that there are unspoken actions that all people believe are wrong and you should just not do are the ideas of “universal morals.” Do universal morals exist? If so, what are these morals? The dictionary definition of moral is expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work. There are universal morals in which each family teaches their children such as not to kill, etc. But also these morals can differ depending on the upbringing or the morals of that individual and what their outlook on what is acceptable in society. There are certain morals you do not have to be taught, you can just learn such as right from wrong and no to harm people just by visuals of your surroundings; but also that the teaching and acts of the parents can affect the morals of that child to change how they view them depending on upbringing In recent years, there has been the development of the iPhone and various other smart phones. Since the evolution of these devices the argument that “An iPhone can be considered a human being” has been discussed and many facts are shown leaning towards the side that they are considered human beings. This argument while can be proven, true if false do to the fact that technological devices contain no moral code or sense of ethics.
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A human being would be considered by most people, a biologically real being that have feelings, a mind of its own and is made of flesh and blood; I agree with this statement but only to a certain extent. Man-made technology cannot be considered a human being, because it does not have the same characteristics that human beings have. Technology such as the iPhone is not able to think on its own or perform any action on
Internal Assessment: Morals and what makes a human being
We as people have many categories in which we describe humans as being “human,” one of which is morals and the human nature and ability to determine what is right and wrong. The idea that there are unspoken actions that all people believe are wrong and you should just not do are the ideas of “universal morals.” Do universal morals exist? If so, what are these morals? The dictionary definition of moral is expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work. There are universal morals in which each family teaches their children such as not to kill, etc. But also these morals can differ depending on the upbringing or the morals of that individual and what their outlook on what is acceptable in society. There are certain morals you do not have to be taught, you can just learn such as right from wrong and no to harm people just by visuals of your surroundings; but also that the teaching and acts of the parents can affect the morals of that child to change how they view them depending on upbringing In recent years, there has been the development of the iPhone and various other smart phones. Since the evolution of these devices the argument that “An iPhone can be considered a human being” has been discussed and many facts are shown leaning towards the side that they are considered human beings. This argument while can be proven, true if false do to the fact that technological devices contain no moral code or sense of ethics.
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A human being would be considered by most people, a biologically real being that have feelings, a mind of its own and is made of flesh and blood; I agree with this statement but only to a certain extent. Man-made technology cannot be considered a human being, because it does not have the same characteristics that human beings have. Technology such as the iPhone is not able to think on its own or perform any action on
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