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Religion stifles Moral Evolution
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RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution
(December 1, 2017 at 1:55 pm)SteveII Wrote:
(December 1, 2017 at 12:21 am)Cecelia Wrote: An ever evolving set of morals is much preferable to a rigid set standard.  After all, we gain new information every day.  Now some people will say "Well, god has all the information!"  In which case... you can still point out that God didn't outlaw slavery.  He's got all the information, and couldn't even do that.  He couldn't give women equal rights either.  Or really much of anything.

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When we allow our morals to evolve, we accept new information.  And it allows us to treat our fellow human beings better. 

First, Christians get their morality from the NT. OT laws were meant for Jews in the OT in their time and their culture (please don't quote anything from Matthew 5. In 2000 years, ONLY atheist with an internet connection think this applies).

Second, what "new information" pertaining to morality do we have now that was not available in the first century? In other words, what instructions were given then that can be called into question by some "new information"? This is the entire crux of your argument--so please be thorough.

So much wrong. Let me help you since apparently you don't know how to read your own bible. 

https://danielmiessler.com/blog/no-jesus...hat-means/



Quote:Moderate Christians love to talk about how Jesus fixed the Old Testament, or, in other words, obsoleted the horribly offensive parts about slavery, keeping women in their place, killing gays, etc. In fact, he did no such thing.




Quote:“For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:18-19
Quote:“It is easier for Heaven and Earth to pass away than for the smallest part of the letter of the law to become invalid.” (Luke 16:17)
Quote:“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest part or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” (Matthew 5:17)
Quote:“Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law” (John7:19)
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Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Cecelia - December 1, 2017 at 12:21 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 12:25 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 8:13 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Brian37 - December 1, 2017 at 9:49 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Joods - December 1, 2017 at 8:23 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Neo-Scholastic - December 1, 2017 at 1:41 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Joods - December 1, 2017 at 1:53 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Aroura - December 1, 2017 at 8:34 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 8:49 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Whateverist - December 1, 2017 at 9:34 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Joods - December 1, 2017 at 10:47 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Aroura - December 1, 2017 at 11:26 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 12:39 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Brian37 - December 1, 2017 at 12:50 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 12:58 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Brian37 - December 1, 2017 at 1:24 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Succubus - December 1, 2017 at 6:32 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 7:02 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 9:21 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 9:43 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by drfuzzy - December 1, 2017 at 11:09 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Whateverist - December 1, 2017 at 11:39 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Aroura - December 1, 2017 at 11:49 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Whateverist - December 1, 2017 at 3:04 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Brian37 - December 1, 2017 at 11:52 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Minimalist - December 1, 2017 at 11:43 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 11:44 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by vorlon13 - December 1, 2017 at 12:22 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Minimalist - December 1, 2017 at 12:53 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 12:56 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Brian37 - December 1, 2017 at 1:12 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by vorlon13 - December 1, 2017 at 1:39 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Minimalist - December 1, 2017 at 6:04 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 12:57 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by brewer - December 1, 2017 at 1:17 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Aroura - December 1, 2017 at 1:18 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 1:49 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Neo-Scholastic - December 1, 2017 at 2:04 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by brewer - December 1, 2017 at 3:25 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Brian37 - December 1, 2017 at 3:28 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Anomalocaris - December 1, 2017 at 6:53 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Aroura - December 1, 2017 at 2:35 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Cod - December 1, 2017 at 3:58 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Succubus - December 1, 2017 at 6:46 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 6:51 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Succubus - December 1, 2017 at 7:15 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Succubus - December 1, 2017 at 7:16 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Angrboda - December 1, 2017 at 7:35 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 7:39 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Ravenshire - December 1, 2017 at 9:09 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Catholic_Lady - December 1, 2017 at 9:15 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 1:55 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Joods - December 1, 2017 at 2:05 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Brian37 - December 1, 2017 at 2:14 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by LadyForCamus - December 1, 2017 at 3:41 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 4:17 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Astreja - December 1, 2017 at 4:29 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by brewer - December 1, 2017 at 7:41 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 2:53 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 3:13 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by henryp - December 1, 2017 at 3:22 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Brian37 - December 1, 2017 at 3:24 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 3:31 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 4:27 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Cod - December 1, 2017 at 4:29 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by LadyForCamus - December 1, 2017 at 4:38 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 5:02 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Angrboda - December 1, 2017 at 5:38 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Joods - December 1, 2017 at 5:44 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 6:57 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Angrboda - December 1, 2017 at 7:53 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 2, 2017 at 10:18 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Angrboda - December 2, 2017 at 10:43 am
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 2, 2017 at 7:35 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by LadyForCamus - December 1, 2017 at 6:11 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 4:40 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 5:06 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 5:15 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Cod - December 1, 2017 at 5:10 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 5:21 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 7:16 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 5:46 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Cecelia - December 1, 2017 at 5:49 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 7:27 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Cecelia - December 1, 2017 at 9:17 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Succubus - December 1, 2017 at 7:33 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 6:16 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by LadyForCamus - December 1, 2017 at 6:21 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by vorlon13 - December 1, 2017 at 6:32 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 6:47 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by vorlon13 - December 1, 2017 at 6:53 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 6:59 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Joods - December 1, 2017 at 7:00 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 7:31 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 7:04 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 7:29 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by SteveII - December 1, 2017 at 7:44 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 7:46 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Minimalist - December 1, 2017 at 8:06 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by MysticKnight - December 1, 2017 at 8:07 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Minimalist - December 1, 2017 at 9:31 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 8:17 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by MysticKnight - December 1, 2017 at 9:33 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Astreja - December 2, 2017 at 9:22 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Neo-Scholastic - December 4, 2017 at 2:35 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by Astreja - December 4, 2017 at 2:37 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by The Grand Nudger - December 1, 2017 at 9:48 pm
RE: Religion stifles Moral Evolution - by drfuzzy - December 4, 2017 at 11:14 am

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