(January 27, 2016 at 3:36 pm)TubbyTubby Wrote:(January 27, 2016 at 3:00 pm)Drich Wrote: The question then becomes how do you know you did not grow up in a society as bad if not worse than the Nazis or anyone else you look at as being way/unquestionably evil?Well you can't know is the honest answer. You can only compare your behaviour against that which has gone before and make a relative judgement (e.g. it was wrong to stone adulterers to death and now it isn't). It would be some fucked up world that tried to reverse that trend eh?
So Drich, give us an example of what you are arguing for at least. What absolute moral is there in your bible that us heathens don't adhere to today that you think we should?
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As stated above their is no man made 'moral standard' that will not be based in the selfish heart/desires of that particular community, and the sins it wishes to keep.
Which means 'morality' is a junk standard because it simply show cases the evil we are willing to live with.
God set an impossible standard when Christ extended the law of moses. This means we are not to try and retain the mantel of 'good people.' That's what morality does. it justifies 'minor sin' sin that we as slaves to sin can not help but do, and makes us 'good people.'
Rather instead of being 'good' God offers us righteousness through Christ.
If we accept that we will never be 'good people' then we can accept the atonement and adopt righteousness apart from our morality/immorality.
That means the hold society has in dictating what is moral and what is not no longer applies. And you can stand in stark contrast to the evils a self righteous society adopts.
(If you haven't read what I wrote Jen-A this goes with that)