Morality is difficult to describe but it shows itself when we do something "wrong", when we are admonished, when we are pointed at and called bad etc.
Ideas about morality can be the basis for laws. Religion and politics are full of concepts of morality and accusations of immorality. Eg one of the often used arguments against President Trump is that he is a immoral person, a person without taste, a sexual deviant, sexist, rapist, adulterer and a rude person. Now we can agree with these accusations or not but they have nothing to do with his political policies. A man who hoards child pornography is commiting acts against children, a violation of social moral ideas, human rights of children and of criminal law.
Violence can be considered moral and immoral depending on the situation.
Lies are often seen as immoral but sometimes telling the truth is considered to be immoral eg snitching etc.
Ideas of morality are not etched in stone they are subject to change over time eg ideas about sex, weapons, clothing, music, technology, medicine and just about every aspect that touches humanity and even nature itself eg global warming vs pollution.
Morality is a very interesting concept. Is it real or is it more an emotion. Is a person who doesn't care about moral codes less moral than one who does, it's a difficult question.
What do you think?
It is a good question. But somehow when I do something wrong I definitely can feel it inside :)
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