pop morality

[robvalue]

Just gonna shove this in:

How morality works

1) Decide what you think the goals of morality should be. What are you trying to achieve, regarding how your actions affect other people and society as a whole?

2) Try to find the best way to go about achieving those goals.

I find that step 1 is often omitted in morality discussions, brushed aside as "obvious". But what goals are Christians working towards? If we don't even agree on the goals, it's useless argueing about the method. And if they can't even state what the goals are with any coherence, it's similarly pointless.

If we do agree on the goals, it's up to them to demonstrate that "Christian morality" is generally better at accomplishing those goals than secular morality.

Your average person employing secular morality will constantly be reviewing both step 1 and step 2, to try and improve. Religious dogma would have us believe it's better not to review them. Don't ask questions, and don't think about it too much. Just do what we say.