- 26 Sep 2015 23:23
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Authority is helpful. Without it, every tom, dick, and harry will devise their own version of what is moral.
Without uniformity, morality is anarchism.
What their god told them is not relevant to us, as we don't follow the rules of their god.
i sure do. He is the God of Abraham. His Ten Commandments and other rules are listed very plainly in the Torah.
Jews and Christians follow His rules of morality. Muslims say they do, too, but I doubt it.
You haven't been around many devout Catholics, Protestants or Jews. We all quote the same bible.
Taxtro wrote:Theistic morality is utterly useless.
Instead of engaging in talk on what is to be done, this is delegated or tried to delegate or pretended to delegate to a deity. And then all arguments come from authority
Authority is helpful. Without it, every tom, dick, and harry will devise their own version of what is moral.
Without uniformity, morality is anarchism.
With the argument of "god says so", you cannot condemn even the most heinous crimes of Boko Haram or ISIS, because their god told them otherwise.
What their god told them is not relevant to us, as we don't follow the rules of their god.
Taking your morals "from god" would be completely arbitrary and random.
You don't even know what god you are taking them from.
i sure do. He is the God of Abraham. His Ten Commandments and other rules are listed very plainly in the Torah.
Jews and Christians follow His rules of morality. Muslims say they do, too, but I doubt it.
In fact most people don't do that. They rely on their compassion and reason and then select the parts of their holy books that fit.
You haven't been around many devout Catholics, Protestants or Jews. We all quote the same bible.
Si vis pacem parabellum
(If you want peace, prepare for war)
Vegetius Renatus
Roman Philosopher
(If you want peace, prepare for war)
Vegetius Renatus
Roman Philosopher