Disconnect Between Democrats and Republicans Moral Values are interlinked with ethical standards and establish a framework for right behavior in society. Morality in the U.S. is on the decline, which is the topic of today’s blog. Is there a disconnect between the Democrats and Republicans with respect to how they view the trend in the […]
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Smash-and-Grab Threatening Peacefulness in Society I’ve been out of touch for a while because of unexpected surgery. I’m on the mend and glad to be blogging again about compelling ethics issues, none of which is more important than the rising crime in big cities like San Francisco that have created a challenge to civil behavior
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What You Can Do to Protect Them I have previously blogged about whether parents should monitor teens’ social media activities. One reason is the possibility of cyberbullying when they are online, especially on certain social media sites, including Facebook…Excuse me, “Meta”. I address these issues in my book, which is referenced at the end of
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What to Do to Protect Them I have previously blogged about whether parents should monitor teens’ social media activities. One reason is the possibility of cyberbullying when they are online, especially on certain social media sites, including Facebook…Excuse me, “Meta”. I address these issues in my book, which is referenced at the end of the
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What is the Best Way to Deal with Ethical Dilemmas? One of the problems in society right now is that we often do not consider the consequences of our actions until it’s too late: We’ve decided, and the outcomes were not what we had hoped for. We need to do a better job of thinking
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What Does it Mean in Today’s Society to “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?” I’m a big believer in following the Golden Rule as a standard for ethical behavior. After all, how can anyone argue that the concept, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” is
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“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?” I’m a big believer in following the Golden Rule as a standard for ethical behavior. After all, how can anyone argue that the concept, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” is not an appropriate standard for ethical behavior? Sure,
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What Can We Learn From Star Trek? I have previously blogged about the link between ethics and segments of the popular television show, Star Trek. In this blog, I update that blog and expand the discussion, focusing in part on the overall constraining factor on what the Starship Enterprise and crew can and cannot do
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How to Judge Justice and Fairness in Life Many people conflate the idea of equality with equity, but there are distinct differences. The purpose of this blog is to explain these two concepts and why they should be kept separate. The key to distinguishing between the two is to understand how they are implemented. Equality
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Overcoming the Political Divide I have previously blogged about the results of a poll by Gallup released on June 24, 2021, that found nearly half of Americans believe the nation’s moral values are in poor condition, and a significantly higher percentage predict those standards are only going to get worse. But the Gallup survey also found
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