Moralize.us alpha

Moralize.us is a tool to help you develop your own moral code and share it with others.

Join

To get the most out of Moralize.us you need an account.
It's free, no need for an email address, no tricky lawyer stuff, takes seconds.

Think of a name you want to use. It should be letters and/or numbers, no spaces.

Name

Think of a password to use. Keep it secret, this let's you sign-in later on.

Pass

The key is a word on the join page to make sure you read what it says. Just type it.

Key

Press enter or click the Join button.

Find

On the front is a box where you can look for an action that you want or don't want to do.
Type in the action completing the sentence and press enter or click the ? button.

Is it right or wrong for you to

You should see similar actions that others have already added.

learn how to make a bomb ?

use Moralize.us to live a better life ?

If you see the action you're looking for, click it. Otherwise make sure it fits the question, "Is it right or wrong for you to _____ ?"
Double check that it is worded good and has correct spelling/grammar and press the button to add it.
Keep in mind that the wording will be used as a commandment, so see if "don't _____" sounds good.
In this case, "don't learn how to use Moralize.us" and "Is it right or wrong for you to learn how to use Moralize.us?" works.
When you add or click the action you are interested in you will be brought to its view page.

View

At the top is the question this page is trying to help you answer.
The question is worded to be directed at you.

Is it right or wrong for you to learn how to use Moralize.us?

The question is not if it's okay for others do it. You cannot decide what anyone does but yourself.
Ask yourself if it is right or wrong for you to do it, not if you should be allowed to do it.
For example, maybe you say it's right to smoke cocaine, but when someone offers you some you say, "No way, that'd be unhealthy".
What you meant is, "I should be allowed to if I want". That's different than if it is right. You really think it is unhealthy and wrong.

So how do you know when it is right?

Something is right when you would, should, or must do it because it leads to a better, more positive and beautiful life.
Something is wrong when you wouldn't, shouldn't, or mustn't do it because it leads to a worse, more negative and ugly life.

When you've decided, click the right or wrong button and it will change colors showing your selection, and show a text box.
Now you should analyze why you made the decision you did and explain the reasoning. Then press enter or click the button.

It is for me because

Your decision will be added to the list below, along with all the others people shared.

right it makes it easier to get the most out of it

right I like to learn new things

If you want to see what else someone decided, click the right|wrong link next to their reasoning.

Code

Click your name at the top of the site to see your personal moral code.

As you browse around making decisions for yourself you are generating your own personal commandments.

learn how to use Moralize.us
it makes it easier to get the most out of it

This gives you moral authority over your life and a clear overview of your principles.
By doing what's right, and avoiding what's wrong, your life will feel better, and the world will improve.

Questions?

What is morality? It is about discovering and doing what's right and wrong.

What good is morality? It determines what humans do, and how we shape the world. If you have a blank piece of paper, without knowing what is right and wrong you produce random scribbles. Once you understand the positive and negative of actions, you can direct it to produce the drawing of your choice. Reality is your canvas, what you draw is up to you.

What is Moralize.us? A tool that helps you develop your moral code and share it with others.

Some actions aren't right or wrong, can I choose neither? Every action is potentially right or wrong for you because you only have two choices, do it, or don't. If something will never apply to you, skip it and don't add it to your moral code.

The action doesn't apply to me, do I say it's wrong? Just ignore what will never apply. If the action is to, "be proud of being African", and you're German, just skip it. That's not for you, they don't care what you think, and "don't be proud of being African" is a commandment that makes no sense for you to live by.

These don't all seem like moral dilemmas, are they? Right and wrong involves all actions we face, not just the ones that make us feel negative emotions.