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This is an interesting topic Invest particularly because I've been struggling with these sorts of issues and some contradictions lately.


[*]What is the source of your moral compass? Is your moral compass directed solely by other people or does it derive from a higher source or does it originate solely from within you?


I think my moral compass comes from what I've been taught is right and wrong first of all.  I think it has developed further through discussions with people and reading and learning.  It doesn't derive from a higher power because, ultimately - I am not sure I believe in a higher power, or more exactly, a higher power that takes an active interest in our affairs.


There are certain universal rules that seem to occur in every philosophy and religion independent of a specific diety.  So maybe these rules originate within ourselves.




I will probably get blasted for this, but this is just the way I think.  I determine right and wrong by how it feels inside me.  It's not logical or rational, but it's fairly consistent.




Can you define it for me? People use that term in varying ways.




I'm not sure if it changes direction as much as becomes more or becomes less inclusive.  The abortion debate, and the overal look at whether all life, just human life, or just some human life are sacred is one example.




Current events have made me more aware of it and have made me think about it it more where as before I didn't much think about it.


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