social ethics / social responsiblity

There was a group discussion which this is the proposed topic.
Social Responsibility

• Secular ethics: personal responsibility for maintaining a healthy society; rational, secure, cooperative, productive educated society; helping the defenseless; volunteering; enrichment; financial support

One of this group tried to write what he planned to be a secular ethics code that the whole earth could adopt. Say ego much.

So now that we know the topic, we need to consider some of the group assertions of the lead person:
there is one that is not obvious to me, that we can tell the difference between right and wrong by rational thought and individual consciences. The problem is that individual conscience is developed mainly from the nurture side, not nature side. It is trained in. That makes right and wrong at the same level as good and bad. Muslims think it is right to remove male temptation by putting a bag over the women. Somewhere in the middle is likely correct; women should dress modestly, without there nipples sticking out, and no cleavage, when working in mixed population. It is "just wrong" to adverse unavailable merchandise, in my opinion. Others do not think so. Oh well, it is not my problem anymore, I am beyond caring.

There is no defined social contract, no definition of what a healthy society is, or what is required.

Rational thinking is not a part of much of society, neither is rational decision making. Most is made at an emotional level.

I worked, and pay and paid taxes. As the taxes include a social safety net, for those who choose to use it, it is my contention that any moral responsible has been met. Our social contract is adequate, if not excessive in many areas. The government chooses to waste money many ways, like support of enviable fetuses, where a 32? weeks would be a more reasonable point to start. The government starts new programs, without consideration of what has been spent on alternatives, without allowing aging out to occur, or gold plating and abandoning, high cost temporary construction, and numerous goofy plans.  

Beyond that I also am an volunteer archery coach, for those who choose to try CRAC, so I  feel that I met my social obligations. Oh well, in the end we all just die anyway.