(November 21, 2017 at 11:07 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: .
By the way, you are wrong. We do use reasoning in my religion to figure out morality. Ever heard of Natural Law?
(November 21, 2017 at 11:08 am)alpha male Wrote:(November 21, 2017 at 11:01 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't understand this. You're saying you don't know for sure if rape is wrong, then saying you do?
Exactly.
I see what your concerns are. You are viewing my moral contentions as absolutist when they are not. But perhaps I am guilty of the same thing in regards to my view of religious ethics in the OP. Let me be clear, If you are a religious thinker who uses say, natural law theory to arrive at conclusions, then my post wasn't really aimed at you. Unless you think that unchanging moral absolutes are disclosed in your scriptures, my criticisms aren't aimed at you. The whole point of the post was to say "I don't know" is a better answer than "I absolutely know I have to strangle my daughter to death"
While you two guys may not get moral absolutes from the Bible, you have to admit that MANY theists do. And you have to admit that there is a better way of arriving at ethical conclusions.
