A question of common sense?

[Erngath]

Nor should you. Your conscience is your business and no-one else's. You may never have heard of Mary Whitehouse. She had very definite ideas of right and wrong and campaigned for years trying to halt what she saw as Britain's moral decline. In other words, she tried to impose her personal morality on a whole nation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Whitehouse

" Your conscience is your own business and no one  else's"
I'm not in complete agreement with this.

There have been many instances of people acting within their own conscience who have heaped misery on others.

[Mr Gray]

The McCann's were responsible for Madeleine's their children's safety.

Of course.. As is every parent
Are you saying the disappearance is their fault
I don't think it is

[stephen25000]

Of course.. As is every parent
Are you saying the disappearance is their fault
I don't think it is

Down to logic and probability.

Would Madeleine have disappeared, cause  still undetermined  , if her parents were looking after her and her siblings, in secure accomodation ?

[Erngath]

.

Tell me Erngath, do you hold the McCann's responsible for failing to keep their children safe ?

No.
They were fallible parents.
They were wrong but if Madeleine had not disappeared we would not know of the parents' failings.

I often wonder if Madeleine's grandparents have subjected them to years of accusation and incrimination.
|After all, it was THEIR precious grand  daughter who disappeared.

[G-Unit]

" Your conscience is your own business and no one  else's"
I'm not in complete agreement with this.

There have been many instances of people acting within their own conscience who have heaped misery on others.

I was addressing the question of whether posters on an internet forum have the right to question the morality of other posters. 

[Mr Gray]

I was addressing the question of whether posters on an internet forum have the right to question the morality of other posters.

Of course we have the right
Why ever not

[Erngath]

I was addressing the question of whether posters on an internet forum have the right to question the morality of other posters.

Based on the fact that posters here question the morality of the Mccann's and Amaral's actions, day in and day out.................then why not?

[stephen25000]

No.
They were fallible parents.
They were wrong but if the OSTENSIBLE abductor had not taken Madeleine we would not know of the parents' failings.

I often wonder if Madeleine's grandparents have subjected them to years of accusation and incrimination.
|After all, it was THEIR precious grand  daughter who disappeared.

...and absolutely no proof an ostensible abductor ever existed.

Just a theory, just as with the other two scenarios.

None proven.

[Erngath]

...and absolutely no proof an ostensible abductor ever existed.

Just a theory, just as with the other two scenarios.

None proven.

Irrelevant to my post.

[stephen25000]

Irrelevant to my post.

That is a matter of opinion.

[Erngath]

That is a matter of opinion.

It is inded and it is my opinion.

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A simple question for members.  If you put your children to bed for the night and later when you go to check on them you aren't happy with the situation, what is the very first thing you would do?

Answers?


ps  its not a trick question, I will add replies to my op.


1. Open the door and go into the bedroom.
2. Go over to each cot and bed and check the child.
3. Satisfy yourself that what ever made you feel uneasy is not there.
4. Turn the light on.


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All of the above....

I remember when my children were of that age.... One of the things I did regularly was to check that they were breathing.... And inadvertantly wake one of them up...

[G-Unit]

Based on the fact that posters here question the morality of the Mccann's and Amaral's actions, day in and day out.................then why not?

Do you have any examples please?

[Eleanor]

Do you have any examples please?

Please try not to be too silly.

[G-Unit]

Please try not to be too silly.

I beg your pardon? I am trying to understand why questioning the McCann's actions is being described as 'questioning the morality of the McCann's actions'. I don't even know what that means. Are all our actions moral actions or just some of them? Who defines 'moral' and what is the definition? Perhaps you can enlighten me?