Ethics on Entering; For Later Comparison
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queenofmay-What's the worst thing someone could do?
To hurt another, in any fashion, for no reason other than to do it.
-What's the worst thing someone could do to you?
To lie or lack honesty, especially when it comes to hard, hurtful or changing events.
-What's the worst thing that could happen to you?
To lose myself. Else wise things, while horribly traumatic, could --hopefully-- be overcome.
-What's the worst thing someone could say about a person?
It would depend specifically on the persons involved in said situation and the purpose of the statement.
-What's the best thing someone could say about a person?
This would be the same answer, coming right at persons and situations again. Everyone is different even when we can't see it.
-Are men and women basically different?
Very.
Physically, of course. Socially, amazingly.
After this....not really. But no one listens.
-Which is better, to be a woman or to be a man?
I do not think either is better, nor exactly easier, but that each have their own chaos and bliss intertwined.
I would rather be a man, though. I like being woman. I find it both comforting and easy to be a Lady, which I would not change being, but I would rather be a man.
-What can men do that women can't do?
Go to war, make larger society choices, have more power.
-What can women do that men can't do?
Things as which relate to the body.
-Is it possible to change genders?
No. Though it is possible to masque the gender you are.
-How old is old enough to have sex?
Propriety demands that I'd say beyond marriage, but my proper opinion, based on my own life, would be measured upon the maturity of the individuals, their respect and love for each other. I have know girls as young as thirteen who've raised children and wife'd well, but know loose women who shouldn't even scores of years later. It depends on the mind more than the body.
-Is it wrong to have sex if you're unmarried?
Again, propriety tells me to say yes, but, as my heart and my experience bade me, no.
I think life is harder this way, though. And much more uncertain.
-Is it wrong to have sex with someone other than your spouse if you're married?
(This deserves an audacious, acidic tone) Entirely.
-Is it wrong to have sex with a person of the same gender?
I do not think much on this topic. It would be improper, but it is not unknown. It is over looked in war times, especially in the rumors which circled The Lionheart. I do not think women could get away with this though.
-Is it wrong to have sex with a person of a different race (or a different intelligent non-human species)?
Difference race? Non-human species?
-Is it wrong to have more than one sexual partner at the same time?
Seeing as the one you are with, is mostly likely the one you are married to, it is improper. But setting the example that perhaps you aren't married-- no. No, it's still wrong. Either way you should devote all you are to the person you are with. If not respect them enough to leave them and go to the other instead.
-Is it wrong to have sex with someone you don't love?
I think that this is wrong, but that its not that easy either. Men are raised to whore and women wed to men who don't even know them. I think it is a tragedy. So, yes, wrong. But hardly unknown.
-What are the responsibilities of a mother toward a child?
To give all that you can of yourself, best and worst, to give them the chance to be the best person they can.
-What are the responsibilities of a father toward a child?
To give all that you can of yourself, best and worst, to give them the chance to be the best person they can.
-What are the responsibilities of a child toward a parent?
To learn and be cared for, even if rebellion and separation are part of it. Also, to care for them in return, all your life.
-Which should be more important to you, your parent or your child?
I think they should both be important, you parents for what they've given you, your children for the future they represent.
-Which should be more important to you, your parent or your spouse?
I think both should be important; though I think how much is more important than other changes with marriage and children. Parents expect their children to focus more on spouse and children, because that is then working toward the betterment of their future and their grand children’s' future.
-Which should be more important to you, your child or your spouse?
I do not think either would be important, nor would I care for either all that different. I would expect different things of each, with age, raising and mutual agreements. Though while heart breaking, I would save my child before my spouse. They represent a great future chance. I'd also like to believe my spouse would feel the same way.
-Is it wrong to have a child if you're unmarried?
I do not think it is ever wrong to have a child. Especially one born of love. I think it is wrong to bring them into a situation where they can only be in the wrong situations, such as abuse or starvation. It is not unlikely either as men get themselves on women quite often and easily, especially unchaparoned or improper ones. Marriages for this reason also seem to be some of the worst for all parties involved, only rarely becoming the sort turned into a love story.
-Is abortion wrong?
There is never a reason to hurt a child.
-Is contraception wrong?
I do not like this on multiple grounds. If you are married, I do not understand why it would be brought up. If you are unmarried this becomes rather unsuited almost. If you are unmarried and making the choice with someone you love I don't understand why you would use it. A child of love is a gift, the best blessing and miracle from The Mother. I only see this as useful to ruffians who wish to have unwed sex often, without having to face any of the consequences to their actions. Which makes it even more an affront to propriety.
-Is there one true religion?
There is one God, and his son, but there are multiple religions, which are all not rightly wrong, but not rightly mine. Some which seem fine, but still not mine, and some which are entirely wrong, from only evil. Born under the auspicious Queen of May's hand and named for the Mother of God, I do not find that there is often only one correct answer but the nuns do not like to hear of any of this.
-Does a deity or deities exist?
Certainly.
-How important is it to believe in a deity or deities?
It is paramount to foundational belief in the world. It effects how you make decisions and how you hold back the darkness.
-How important is it to actively practice your religion?
I think that too many people actively practice the act of being religious while others are watching, while many who are truly devout are such because you can't see them when they are devout. I think true devotion is between you and God, not needing of Churchmen or nuns, though I do not discount that these institutions may be helpful for others.
-Does magic exist?
Miracles, yes. Science, yes. Magic, no.
-Is practicing magic wrong?
Pretending is.
-Is killing always wrong?
No. Maybe. Yes. No. I--don't rightly know.
I know the Crusades were supposedly for a good cause, but I'm not sure in my time --seeing only physically and mentally injured men, hearing only of those slain-- how this could be a good thing. I think the means and methods to reaching the ends don't ever rightly match up. Also, that those who decide to take the field learn to create a blind spot for this rationalization or the humanity of the person(s) they are tearing down.
Killing for no reason is very wrong. Killing for selfish reason is very wrong. Killing to save a life is honorable, but I'm not positive that makes it right. And not positive it makes it wrong either.
-Is war always wrong?
Sadly, no. But I wish men would examine multiple other options first.
-How old is old enough to fight in a war?
I think this answer goes along with the one asked about sex and age, on the person side, because it's about their maturity. On the other side it's also how badly the war needs to be brought about for which determines what is or isn't right on that field.
-Is rape always wrong?
Always.
-Is torture always wrong?
I think so. I know and have witnessed its uses, before being sent away for being a woman and thus not needing to be privy, but I think it is always wrong. I'm not sure there is a good enough reason to torture a man. Even torturing a bad man for a good cause leads to an eventuality that only makes you more like the man you are torturing than the people you might be helping. It's a black and bloody cycle.
-Is theft always wrong?
No. Stealing to feed, cloth and shelter those you love --when not to the detriment of others-- is not wrong. Stealing to help those who can't help themselves while opposed is, also, not wrong. Stealing for more than survival is wrong though. Stealing to gift, stealing to have wealthy, stealing simply for selfish want; all of these are wrong.
-Is slavery wrong?
Though still used frequently; yes.
-Is lying wrong?
Yes.
Though sometimes situations do demand it of you for the good of others.
-Is swearing wrong?
More impolite, improper, or incorrectly used --when broken down for its language usage-- but rarely simply wrong.
To hurt another, in any fashion, for no reason other than to do it.
-What's the worst thing someone could do to you?
To lie or lack honesty, especially when it comes to hard, hurtful or changing events.
-What's the worst thing that could happen to you?
To lose myself. Else wise things, while horribly traumatic, could --hopefully-- be overcome.
-What's the worst thing someone could say about a person?
It would depend specifically on the persons involved in said situation and the purpose of the statement.
-What's the best thing someone could say about a person?
This would be the same answer, coming right at persons and situations again. Everyone is different even when we can't see it.
-Are men and women basically different?
Very.
Physically, of course. Socially, amazingly.
After this....not really. But no one listens.
-Which is better, to be a woman or to be a man?
I do not think either is better, nor exactly easier, but that each have their own chaos and bliss intertwined.
I would rather be a man, though. I like being woman. I find it both comforting and easy to be a Lady, which I would not change being, but I would rather be a man.
-What can men do that women can't do?
Go to war, make larger society choices, have more power.
-What can women do that men can't do?
Things as which relate to the body.
-Is it possible to change genders?
No. Though it is possible to masque the gender you are.
-How old is old enough to have sex?
Propriety demands that I'd say beyond marriage, but my proper opinion, based on my own life, would be measured upon the maturity of the individuals, their respect and love for each other. I have know girls as young as thirteen who've raised children and wife'd well, but know loose women who shouldn't even scores of years later. It depends on the mind more than the body.
-Is it wrong to have sex if you're unmarried?
Again, propriety tells me to say yes, but, as my heart and my experience bade me, no.
I think life is harder this way, though. And much more uncertain.
-Is it wrong to have sex with someone other than your spouse if you're married?
(This deserves an audacious, acidic tone) Entirely.
-Is it wrong to have sex with a person of the same gender?
I do not think much on this topic. It would be improper, but it is not unknown. It is over looked in war times, especially in the rumors which circled The Lionheart. I do not think women could get away with this though.
-Is it wrong to have sex with a person of a different race (or a different intelligent non-human species)?
Difference race? Non-human species?
-Is it wrong to have more than one sexual partner at the same time?
Seeing as the one you are with, is mostly likely the one you are married to, it is improper. But setting the example that perhaps you aren't married-- no. No, it's still wrong. Either way you should devote all you are to the person you are with. If not respect them enough to leave them and go to the other instead.
-Is it wrong to have sex with someone you don't love?
I think that this is wrong, but that its not that easy either. Men are raised to whore and women wed to men who don't even know them. I think it is a tragedy. So, yes, wrong. But hardly unknown.
-What are the responsibilities of a mother toward a child?
To give all that you can of yourself, best and worst, to give them the chance to be the best person they can.
-What are the responsibilities of a father toward a child?
To give all that you can of yourself, best and worst, to give them the chance to be the best person they can.
-What are the responsibilities of a child toward a parent?
To learn and be cared for, even if rebellion and separation are part of it. Also, to care for them in return, all your life.
-Which should be more important to you, your parent or your child?
I think they should both be important, you parents for what they've given you, your children for the future they represent.
-Which should be more important to you, your parent or your spouse?
I think both should be important; though I think how much is more important than other changes with marriage and children. Parents expect their children to focus more on spouse and children, because that is then working toward the betterment of their future and their grand children’s' future.
-Which should be more important to you, your child or your spouse?
I do not think either would be important, nor would I care for either all that different. I would expect different things of each, with age, raising and mutual agreements. Though while heart breaking, I would save my child before my spouse. They represent a great future chance. I'd also like to believe my spouse would feel the same way.
-Is it wrong to have a child if you're unmarried?
I do not think it is ever wrong to have a child. Especially one born of love. I think it is wrong to bring them into a situation where they can only be in the wrong situations, such as abuse or starvation. It is not unlikely either as men get themselves on women quite often and easily, especially unchaparoned or improper ones. Marriages for this reason also seem to be some of the worst for all parties involved, only rarely becoming the sort turned into a love story.
-Is abortion wrong?
There is never a reason to hurt a child.
-Is contraception wrong?
I do not like this on multiple grounds. If you are married, I do not understand why it would be brought up. If you are unmarried this becomes rather unsuited almost. If you are unmarried and making the choice with someone you love I don't understand why you would use it. A child of love is a gift, the best blessing and miracle from The Mother. I only see this as useful to ruffians who wish to have unwed sex often, without having to face any of the consequences to their actions. Which makes it even more an affront to propriety.
-Is there one true religion?
There is one God, and his son, but there are multiple religions, which are all not rightly wrong, but not rightly mine. Some which seem fine, but still not mine, and some which are entirely wrong, from only evil. Born under the auspicious Queen of May's hand and named for the Mother of God, I do not find that there is often only one correct answer but the nuns do not like to hear of any of this.
-Does a deity or deities exist?
Certainly.
-How important is it to believe in a deity or deities?
It is paramount to foundational belief in the world. It effects how you make decisions and how you hold back the darkness.
-How important is it to actively practice your religion?
I think that too many people actively practice the act of being religious while others are watching, while many who are truly devout are such because you can't see them when they are devout. I think true devotion is between you and God, not needing of Churchmen or nuns, though I do not discount that these institutions may be helpful for others.
-Does magic exist?
Miracles, yes. Science, yes. Magic, no.
-Is practicing magic wrong?
Pretending is.
-Is killing always wrong?
No. Maybe. Yes. No. I--don't rightly know.
I know the Crusades were supposedly for a good cause, but I'm not sure in my time --seeing only physically and mentally injured men, hearing only of those slain-- how this could be a good thing. I think the means and methods to reaching the ends don't ever rightly match up. Also, that those who decide to take the field learn to create a blind spot for this rationalization or the humanity of the person(s) they are tearing down.
Killing for no reason is very wrong. Killing for selfish reason is very wrong. Killing to save a life is honorable, but I'm not positive that makes it right. And not positive it makes it wrong either.
-Is war always wrong?
Sadly, no. But I wish men would examine multiple other options first.
-How old is old enough to fight in a war?
I think this answer goes along with the one asked about sex and age, on the person side, because it's about their maturity. On the other side it's also how badly the war needs to be brought about for which determines what is or isn't right on that field.
-Is rape always wrong?
Always.
-Is torture always wrong?
I think so. I know and have witnessed its uses, before being sent away for being a woman and thus not needing to be privy, but I think it is always wrong. I'm not sure there is a good enough reason to torture a man. Even torturing a bad man for a good cause leads to an eventuality that only makes you more like the man you are torturing than the people you might be helping. It's a black and bloody cycle.
-Is theft always wrong?
No. Stealing to feed, cloth and shelter those you love --when not to the detriment of others-- is not wrong. Stealing to help those who can't help themselves while opposed is, also, not wrong. Stealing for more than survival is wrong though. Stealing to gift, stealing to have wealthy, stealing simply for selfish want; all of these are wrong.
-Is slavery wrong?
Though still used frequently; yes.
-Is lying wrong?
Yes.
Though sometimes situations do demand it of you for the good of others.
-Is swearing wrong?
More impolite, improper, or incorrectly used --when broken down for its language usage-- but rarely simply wrong.