(April 12, 2012 at 4:40 pm)genkaus Wrote:By transcendent I do not necessarily mean a supernatural one, just one that transcends the individual and has universal application to all moral agents.(April 12, 2012 at 4:22 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: I am still puzzled how satan-worshipping nihilists (joke) can judge anything, whether it's a person or a book, as immoral and at the same time deny the existence of any transcendent power or principle that provides a moral standard or reference point.
Because a transcendent power and principle is not required to judge morality, only an objective one is.
Before I can truly respond to the OP, I must have a clear understanding of the moral standard the poster is applying. An example of the type of non-theistic standard I find objectionable is an evolved human moral sense. On the other hand, if the OP means that a superficial reading of some scripture seems to apply moral standards that would condemn other parts, then he has a valid point, but as a general claim I find the OP without foundation.