(January 27, 2016 at 1:16 pm)Drich Wrote:(January 27, 2016 at 12:16 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: More accurately, it is an ever evolving standard. That is why we no longer condone slavery or stoning people to death for blasphemy. Our moral standards move forever forward. Contrast that to the Bible with its dark-ages standard of morality. No wonder so many people have walked (or ran) away from the pews and why it will continue.
but again, who says the direction you are moving is indeed forward? just because you are pointed in a direction doesn't mean that is the way you should go.. after all from a 1940 german perspective burning Jews in ovens was 'moving forward.'
I'm asking that if you leave all standards behind you how it is that you know the direction your going is indeed the correct way forward?
All I can do is use my brain and do my best. Again, it's better than blindly following a so-called standard that is clearly barbaric. I say so-called because the Bible is not really a moral standard. A standard has to be clear and consistent. You and I both know the Bible is neither. That of course is why there are so many Christian sects rather than a single Christian religion. You are forced to interpret the Bible. In the end, you do exactly the same thing I do: You derive your own sense of morality based on your own self-convictions. You have little choice being that you don't really have a standard. The only difference is that you may believe God is whispering in your ear, to guide you. I am under no such delusion.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein