[quote="Rev Aristotle Jones":04b5a]
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Originally Posted by Totenkopf
I must disagree to an extent. I believe that a fear of consequences holds most back from killing. Why have I not killed anyone? Because, I don't want to become Bubba's b!tch in a state pen. If there were no law against it, then we would have some big time issues as a society. On the other hand, there are few consequences to cheating, you will not go to jail, you will not be fined (well, unless a divorce ensues ed: ) etc. However, if you told me that I would go to jail for ten years if I cheated on my wife or gf, then there is no doubt in my mind that I would think twice about it. I would not think twice about it because I am breaking some virtue of mine.
Now I don't disagree that there are some out there who can refrain from doing it. But they are few and far between. What worries me is that you would never cheat on your mate, due to your beliefs on the wrongdoing of cheating, but you would kill me for a twinky......nice virtue system. biggrin:
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My whole post is that we are conditioned against doing "animalistic" things because there are consequences - morally and criminally.[/quote:04b5a]
Fair enough, but let me ask you this. Why is it wrong, from a moral standpoint, to "cheat" on your mate. Just because someone tells us so? Say I have a significant other, support her, give her all of my time and energy, love her to death, but on occasion, have some meaningless sex with a complete stranger. Someone of whom I have no feelings whatsoever and will never see again. Does that make me a bad person? Does this mean I have no good values?
I tell you there are some good debates that can rage from this topic! ed: