I can respect that this question is often asked, and has often been touched upon in many quarters. However, do you believe that we are more moral than, less moral than, or equally as moral as past generations? I am not asking whether or not we have more societal freedoms (women’s right to vote, manumission of slaves, etc.) than the past. Rather, are people, as individuals, less moral today? That is to say, abiding by admirable human virtues (chastity, honesty, loyalty, etc). Or to be more explicit, are we better off in the sectors of crime, sexual habits, familial solidarity, helping the poor and oppressed classes, etc.
Re: Are people more or less moral today than in the past?
I personally feel, morality is a dynamic set of rules and one age cannot be compared to another age without being biased.