CONFLICTS

II. BIG MORAL PROBLEMS AND THE SEARCH FOR GOOD SOLUTIONS.

People living together has brought many problems to different societies. Our desire is not always someone else´s desire and conflicts appear. There are Universal Conflicts in every society and Morals (system of principles and judgements within a community) look for solutions.

Rules to solve problems

When we study the history of different cultures we notice there are some problems which happen in all of them and because of their importance and seriousness, when those problems are not well solved, they can finish in a tragedy. Those are called Moral problems because they affect people´s happiness and dignity.

Moral problems:

-The value of life:

 Can we kill?

-Duties for the community:

What is more important, the Community or the person?

-Powerful people and the way they work:

 Who has the right to kill?

-The way to solve conflicts:

 Are strong people always right?

-Wealth, property and its distribution:

There are poor people and rich people, is it fair?

Should Private property disappear?

-Taking care of the weak:

 Do we have to take care of the weak/ill people or let them die?

-Relations with foreigners and different people:

 How should we behave with those who are not similar to us?

-The Hereafter, the Death and the Gods:

 Is there anything after death?

 Should I obey God?

These are universal problems and different cultures have given different answers. Some considered   they could kill, others thought they couldn´t and some considered they could never kill, nor animals. Some cultures abandoned old people to death while in other cultures old people governed.

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