RE: My views on objective morality
March 5, 2016 at 1:46 pm
(This post was last modified: March 5, 2016 at 1:47 pm by robvalue.)
I've asked that question before here, like "God shows up and tells you to kill your family. Do you do it?"
Most theists refuse to answer, and dodge around the mulberry bush. Some admirably said they would not do so, and some scarily said that they would. (The implications for the second group hallucinating is bone chilling to me.)
As disgusting as I find the second group, they are at least being consistent. If god's goodness requires individual approval, then it's not objective at all. Clearly the standard is already in place, and god's word is taken only if it lines up with that standard. In other words, god's commandments are irrelevant. The person has already made up their mind, and they do what god says as long as they were going to do it anyway.
Of course, I'd much rather live in a world with (what I consider to be) confused theists with contradictory beliefs, than devout theists who would actually kill their own family based on voices in their head.
Most theists refuse to answer, and dodge around the mulberry bush. Some admirably said they would not do so, and some scarily said that they would. (The implications for the second group hallucinating is bone chilling to me.)
As disgusting as I find the second group, they are at least being consistent. If god's goodness requires individual approval, then it's not objective at all. Clearly the standard is already in place, and god's word is taken only if it lines up with that standard. In other words, god's commandments are irrelevant. The person has already made up their mind, and they do what god says as long as they were going to do it anyway.
Of course, I'd much rather live in a world with (what I consider to be) confused theists with contradictory beliefs, than devout theists who would actually kill their own family based on voices in their head.
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