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The Immorality of God - Slavery in the Old Testament
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RE: The Immorality of God - Slavery in the Old Testament
(January 24, 2016 at 10:59 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:
(January 24, 2016 at 10:46 am)Mr.wizard Wrote: Yes I think people who think slavery is moral are disgusting monsters, It doesn't have to be right, wrong, or objective.

I guess not, but it just seems silly. If morality is just as subjective and unreal as "the best color in the world", for example, then someone having a different favorite color than yourself shouldn't make them a disgusting monster.

Opinions on things that don't really affect others are not really analogous to morality. We are social creatures and have evolved empathy to smooth relations within the group morality is what is acceptable to the group at the time. The OT shows that what was moral is now abhorant to us, meaning that morality is subjective, but subjective as a group not individually.



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RE: The Immorality of God - Slavery in the Old Testament - by downbeatplumb - January 24, 2016 at 11:48 am

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