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A question of ethics
Bear with me; this is a several part question.
-Is it morally wrong to give advice about a situation you've never been in? For example, give sex advice if you've never had sex?
-Is it morally wrong to give advice you don't follow, even if the advice is sound? For example, an eating disordered person giving nutrition advice, or a couch potato giving exercise tips? What if this information is provided to correct erroneous information offered by another source?
This is assuming that the advice you give is valid, despite it being contradictory to your actions. I'm interested in seeing what people think.
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No I dont not feel that this is morally wrong.
I say this because there are plenty of things that I know quite a lot about but haven't expierienced it myself or do not have a degreee to prove I am right, but I still attempt to give every piece of advice my best shot. And correcting information provided by another source is not wrong either. Acutally, it is right if your intentions are to help the person to know the truth.
Good luck.
Hope that I helped. :P
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it depends on what the person asked if they ask a question and you know the right answer wether you follow it or not your not the one who wants help.so the answer as long as its valid should always be in the best interest of what the other person is asking.if you feel your doing the opposite of what you need to be then thats a personal problem to correct.always give a valid response that pertains to the question and will help the person asking it.
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I've wondered this myself! Glad that someone finally asked.
I personally only give advice on something I've had experience with, or a friend of mine has had experience with. (More specifically, life experience or research.) I would want someone to do the same for me instead of giving me some BS answer. I see it as a courtesy thing. If someone is trusting you with their problems / questions, you should give them the best answer. If I don't know, I don't answer it. Morally wrong? I wouldn't go that far. But courteous? Most likely.
I try not to give advice that I don't follow, although it can be tempting. :) The majority of the questions that I answer aren't so much advice about "actions" (relationships, how-to's, etc.) but more of knowledge or facts (fashion advice, spirituality, etc.) Does that make any sense? If I do see erroneous information given out, I will make an effort to correct them. Again, a courtesy thing. I would want someone to correct my answer as well, or tell me if I was getting incorrect information.
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In some cases it will make you a hypocrite but by no means is it wrong ever to help someone despite what you chose to do is
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since i have never had sex but i know a lot about it and i'm 16 i believe that it is okay to give advice about a situation you've never been in it as well. cause a lot of times the people asking questions just want to see your input on things and they just kind of guide you along and let you know the pros and cons of the situation.
i think it's okay for a couch potato excercizing tips i mean if they know what they are talking about i think it should be fine if they have the informations the advicenatee (haha) is looking for i'm sure it's fine :)
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Personally, I don't believe that advice that is contradictory to your own actions is morally wrong if someone is being benefited from it. For example, I'm sure that there are therapists out there who have many problems of their own, but they're still able to give really good advice that helps people. So, if the advice is truly helping another person, then it is, in fact, good advice, especially if the information is provided to correct bad advice, like you said. I mean, it would be better if the person giving the advice did actually follow their own, but I know that that's easier said than done because I've given advice before that I should follow, but don't.
In response to your first question, I don't think that it's morally wrong to give advice about something you've never experienced if you are giving good advice that can actually help someone. On the other hand, if you are giving false information to someone because you really have no idea what you're atalking about, then it's better not to answer the question. For example, it would be wrong to give false advice in an important situation, like if a girl was pregnant and she asked you for advice, even though you didn't really know what to answer, it would be better to refer her to someone who actually does know what to tell her because you never know; you could make something up, she could take your advice literally, and ultimately cause herself or someone else harm.
So that's just my opinion on the subject. It was a very interesting question, by the way, and I'm sure it will make a lot of people think. =)
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I think Advicenators is geared more toward SYMpathy than it is EMPathy. As long as you consider yourself a genuinely knowledgeable person on the subject, then you can give advice. That's my view of it.
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Hey,
-Is it morally wrong to give advice about a situation you've never been in? For example, give sex advice if you've never had sex?
My answer to this is, if you know enough about the subject, then by all means, go ahead. However, in some aspects, it may be hard. For example, if someone asked you if a myth was true, you wouldn't know, because you've never had sex before.
-Is it morally wrong to give advice you don't follow, even if the advice is sound? For example, an eating disordered person giving nutrition advice, or a couch potato giving exercise tips? What if this information is provided to correct erroneous information offered by another source?
I don't think that it's morally wrong. I've given advice about exercising and eating right, and I hardly do either of the two, lol :).
If the information is something you think of worthy of an "abuse report", obviously, file one.
Hope I helped
[ And by the way, this was a good question ;) ]
-Jam
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-Is it morally wrong to give advice about a situation you've never been in?
I think it would be difficult to give sex advice if you have never had it, on some levels. Answering any question you know nothing about can get an account banned if it is wrong. It is strongly discouraged.
As far as saying I don't think its a good idea at your age, or linking to site a about birth control and all that, its okay. As a matter of fact just reading and giving those links may help the adviser learn some things. That's always a good thing.
I think we have a moral obligation to tell them things that hopefully keep them from getting pregnant or getting an STD, those kinds of things.
And if they do get themselves in trouble tell them
their options and encourage them to speak to an adult preferably a parent.
I don't feel we need to give them "tips" on positions or how to perform sex acts. I personally feel that is giving them the go-ahead to do them.
Kind of like telling them how to load the gun to blow their brains out.
-Is it morally wrong to give advice you don't follow, even if the advice is sound?
I don't think so. Example, a smoker knows how difficult it is to stop. Encouraging people not to
do something you do can be a good thing. You can use your experiences to teach others not to begin something they may regret later.
I have been through a teen pregnancy. I survived but it altered my life a lot. If I can encourage even one girl from thinking it would be "fun" to have a baby at 16 I think that is a good thing. So
I don't encourage what I did, but have the experience to say don't do as I did because I didn't follow that advice at your age.
If you ever see incorrect advice, file an abuse report. Correcting bad advice is perfectly acceptable too. It may leave the asker wondering who is right though. File a report and we can have it deleted if it is really dangerous or something.
Good question. :)
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