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  Which of these are morally acceptable? (question courtesy Gallup) (search mode)
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Question: Select all that you think ARE morally acceptable.
#1
Physician-assisted suicide
 
#2
Abortion
 
#3
Having a baby out of wedlock
 
#4
Buying/wearing animal fur
 
#5
Same-sex relationships
 
#6
Medical testing on animals
 
#7
Sex out of wedlock
 
#8
Cloning animals
 
#9
Cloning humans
 
#10
Embryonic stem-cell research
 
#11
Gambling
 
#12
Pornography
 
#13
Death Penalty
 
#14
Divorce
 
#15
Suicide (not including physician-assisted)
 
#16
Polygamy
 
#17
Cheating on a spouse/significant other
 
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« on: June 03, 2011, 09:25:07 AM »
« edited: June 03, 2011, 09:47:04 AM by FL ST 800.02 »

One thing I don't understand is why cloning is so bad if were going to be ok with abortion. In all honesty, abortion is probably more wrongful than human cloning. All human cloning involves is a new way of conception, just as in vitro fertilization did in the late 70s. I could see that human cloning may increase the risk of a birth defect, but that in itself doesn't make it an intentionally injurous act for no just reason, an act of fraud, a felony or a misdemeanor with malice aforethought (acts of moral turptitide). That's how I decide what is and is not morally acceptable.

For example-

Physician-assisted suicide - Acceptable, an adult is consenting when both patient and doctor agree that there is no palpable options for end-of-life care.
Abortion - Women and girls have abortions for all kinds of reasons....some people consider abortion to be violent homicide and some people simply consider it a dishonest misdemeanor or simply a mistkae and some people don't think there's anything wrong with it. I personally beleive it could be any one of these things but I don't think you can prove that anything with certainty about abortion.
Having a baby out of wedlock - Just because a dishonest act caused a girl to become pregnant does not mean that it would be dishonest to have the child.
Buying/wearing animal fur  - A person isn't being harmed and its not dishonest to do what has been established as a survival behavior of people.
Same-sex relationships  - Getting effed in the a by another dude simply isn't dishonest, violent or causes anyone to be dishonest or violent in itself. 
Medical testing on animals  - I guess violence against animals would be a violent act if it were gratutitous, but I think this isn't gratutitously violent.
Sex out of wedlock - Dishonesty has to be based on a promise give or the right of another. sex between unmarried people doesn't do any of these things.   
Cloning animals - Not gratutiously violent
Cloning humans  - See above
Embryonic stem-cell research - see abortion
Gambling   - There's nothing dishonest about taking someone's money when they offer it unless the gamble was fraudulent.
Pornography - see sex out of wedlock
Death Penalty - It probably is somewhat less acceptable than abortion. In abortion, you may or may not prove that the act is felonious violence in itself. Here, you must prove that it was absolutely  neccesary for the defense of others. Simply killing someone who killed someone isn't defending someone.
Divorce - Its not dishonest to mutually end a contract through accord.
Suicide (not including physician-assisted ) - Violence for no apparent reason is a morally turpid act though it would not prevent it or treat it by making it a crime.
Polygamy  - I don't know if it is possible to honestly love more than one person.
Cheating on a spouse/significant other - This is dishonest and therefore morally unacceptable.
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« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2011, 01:48:10 PM »

Suicide, polygamy, cheating, cloning humans, the baby out of wedlock depends, although I'm not keen on it. Call me a traditionalist. Tongue

Neither am I, but poor judgment does not imply intentionally dishonest or dangerous behavior. Maybe its wrong for the same reason that overeating is wrong or  why DUI, simple assault/battery or misdemeanor possesion is criminal- its not immoral, its just reckless and shows a lack of self control in a way that is harmful to others...even if it is not malicious. 
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