Silent Planet Op-Ed (Fall 2025)
W hat Makes a Moral Right or Wrong in Society? By Brody M. Arnold A moral is something that all people have. Most people have multiple. Some people have morals that are “good” and some people have morals that are “bad”, but what makes these morals good or bad? A kid breaking a vase and then lying to his parents about it is morally wrong to us, but why is that?. Some people may bring up religion, which is a big factor in why people have their belief system in general. Most religions have laws that are put in place by their god. Laws are a way of preventing people from committing morally wrong things. For example the United States of America has a multitude of laws preventing you from walking out of your house and killing someone, but why were these laws chosen? Whose choice is it to say if something is morally right or wrong? In America most laws are set up based on the Christian faith due to our founding fathers’ faith in Christ. Almost everyone ...