kitchen_maid: (Thinking)
Amy ([personal profile] kitchen_maid) wrote2007-01-19 12:05 am

Morality Meme


What's the worst thing someone could do?
I think that depends on the person. Because the worst thing a person could do is that which most belies or betrays who that person is. And that will be different for each person.

What's the worst thing someone could do to you?
Hurt my daughter.

What's the worst thing that could happen to you?
Something happening to Susan.

What's the worst thing someone could say about a person?
That he or she is an enemy.

What's the best thing someone could say about a person?
That he or she is a friend.


Are men and women basically different?
Yes.

Which is better, to be a woman or to be a man?
I rather enjoy being a woman, personally.

What can men do that women can't do?
Rule a country, usually. Train to be a knight or go to war. Propose marriage. Serve on the royal Council. And so on and so forth. Though I understand that a lot of this becomes rather acceptable in the future, and in other worlds.

What can women do that men can't do?
Be mothers. Be queens.

Is it possible to change genders?
I suspect that could be accomplished through magic. But why ever would you want to? I should think it would be most awkward and uncomfortable to do so.


How old is old enough to have sex?
Old enough to be married. I was eighteen. My husbands was twenty-tree. I have sisters who married at fifteen.

Is it wrong to have sex if you're unmarried?
Yes.

Is it wrong to have sex with someone other than your spouse if you're married?
Yes.

Is it wrong to have sex with a person of the same gender?
I . . . no. But only under the same circumstances that it’s not wrong for everyone else.

Is it wrong to have sex with a person of a different race (or a different intelligent non-human species)?
I shouldn’t think so, if it's not wrong for any other reason. I'm not sure that last is possible.

Is it wrong to have more than one sexual partner at the same time?
Yes.

Is it wrong to have sex with someone you don't love?
*a long pause* It is wrong to have sex with someone you’re not married to. You don’t, sadly, always get to marry someone you love. I was fortunate in that.

What are the responsibilities of a mother toward a child?
To love her, at all times, wholly and unconditionally, to guide and protect her, and to do everything in her power to raise her to be a good, kind, responsible, woman who acts with courage and wisdom, and who knows how to raise her child the same way.

What are the responsibilities of a father toward a child?
The same as those of a mother.

What are the responsibilities of a child toward a parent?
To love and respect them. And to understand that sometimes parents are wrong, and that their being wrong means only that they’re wrong, not that they don’t love you.

Which should be more important to you, your parent or your child?
Your child. And you have a responsibility to raise your child in such a way that when she is asked the same question, she gives the same answer.

Which should be more important to you, your parent or your spouse?
Your spouse. Marriage means starting a new family, one which must become more important than the old.

Which should be more important to you, your child or your spouse?
Your child. As your child should be more important to your spouse than you are.

Is it wrong to have a child if you're unmarried?
Yes.

Is abortion wrong?
Yes.

Is contraception wrong?
Yes.


Is there one true religion?
Yes.

Does a deity or deities exist?
A deity. One.

How important is it to believe in a deity or deities?
Very.

How important is it to actively practice your religion?
Very.

Does magic exist?
Yes.

Is practicing magic wrong?
Why ever would it be?


Is killing always wrong?
No

Is war always wrong?
No

How old is old enough to fight in a war?
Heavens, I don’t know. I should think it would depend on the person.

Is rape always wrong?
YES. Why is that even a question?

Is torture always wrong?
Sadly, no. It is sometimes necessary. I am grateful those times are very infrequent, in my world.

Is theft always wrong?
*with a slightly amused smile* You know, I don’t think it is.

Is slavery wrong?
Yes.

Is lying wrong?
It rather depends. Like torture, it is sometimes quite necessary. And it’s sometimes more wrong, more harmful, to tell the truth than to lie.

Is swearing wrong?
I think, sometimes, it is quite the only thing to do.