RE: Religion is a poor source of morality
October 5, 2015 at 4:36 pm
(This post was last modified: October 5, 2015 at 4:39 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(October 5, 2015 at 12:02 pm)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote: I know what you think you mean, when you say "higher standard of value", but I think it's clear that even those holy books are based on the cultures that spawned them, as a way of legitimizing a particular set of values.I was not thinking of holy books or any other form of special revelation. As a professing Christian I understand why you would make that assumption, so I forgive you. The higher standard of value of which I was thinking has something to do with recognizing the degree to which a thing conforms to its essential nature. This approach at least has the promise of achieving a measure of objectivity.