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! This probably seems like a pretty stupid and obvious question, I’m just interested whether people tend to act morally out of
- Pure automatism
- Fear of punishment
- Conformance to authority
- Conformance to the majority
or do they actually act according to their own moral principles? How deeply does the average person think about morality? Are their moral principles derived externally (by internalizing laws, religion etc.) or internally (by constructing them through purposeful contemplation)? !<
Not sure whether the spoiler is working or not lol
I follow laws mainly because of my own sense of morality - I don’t kill, I steal only when I feel I need to, and I don’t commit fraud because these things are obviously generally wrong.
I follow stupid laws (such as needing insurance, paying income taxes, or not speeding) out of fear of punishment. These are issues I’ll basically never have, because I’m good at driving and don’t make enough to affect state level operations