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Discussion Board Form 2.

Discussion Board Form 2.

Q 1. Why is promise-keeping morally important?2. Is it ever morally permissible to break a promise?3. If you answer “yes” to #2, then what are the conditions that render promise-breaking morally acceptable?4. If you answer “no” to #2, then explain why you believe it is never permissible. How would you handle difficult scenarios wherein someone has made a promise the keeping of which would have significant undesirable consequences?5. Is it ever morally obligatory to break a promise?

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Promise keeping is really a valuable task. It is morally imperative to keep up promises made by individuals to one another. This is because keeping promises of a person makes them feel that opposite person gives value to his or her thoughts. By keeping promises people tend to put something or the other ahead of their commitment. If any person fails to keep up promises from their end consecutively for long small gaps develop between their relationships with other that is marked by broken promises.