A Human Moral Creed
Posted: 23 November 2011 05:18 PM   [ Ignore ]
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I wrote this several years ago.
Hopefully some of you will find it useful.

              A Human Moral Creed

The betterment of the human condition is the highest moral goal. 
Each individual needs to actively and creatively seek this throughout their life.

Respect for Individuals
Each human has the responsibility to treat every individual as a unique personality, and each has the right to be treated in the same manner.

Responsibility to Society

Each individual, who is able, has a responsibility to provide for their own and their families’ subsistence.
Each individual has a responsibility to help those in need.                                                   
Each individual has the responsibility to reach out to others around them and aid them in pursuit of the betterment of their lives.                                                                                         
Each individual has the responsibility to work with others for the general improvement of society.   
Each individual has the responsibility to ensure justice for all humans.

Self-Examination

Each individual has responsibility for their own actions.
To ensure that we are meeting our obligations and responsibilities time needs to be set aside for self-examination.
Only the individual can truly judge and improve themselves.
A person who does not lead the self-examined life cannot be truly moral.

Forgiveness
A truly moral human understands there is no perfect being.  True forgiveness of not only others but also of oneself is a key to happiness and a true moral code.

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Posted: 23 November 2011 07:25 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Very good, Gary, but with my penchant for succinctness I see it as:  Help, don’t hurt.  LOL

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Posted: 24 November 2011 07:19 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Thanks for sharing, Gary. I am collecting as many of these as I can find to mine for ideas as I develop my own personal one. I’m sure I’ll use some of this.

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Posted: 24 November 2011 09:04 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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What I like most is knowing that Gary lives by those words - it’s not simple rhetoric.

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Posted: 25 November 2011 10:48 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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traveler - 24 November 2011 09:04 AM

What I like most is knowing that Gary lives by those words - it’s not simple rhetoric.

Thanks

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Posted: 09 December 2011 06:27 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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This sounds like you took the best ideas from Kant and the virtue ethicists and blended them into a succinct set of guidelines. Excellent job.

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