(May 23, 2023 at 5:03 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(May 23, 2023 at 11:08 am)emjay Wrote: I don't deny the value of virtue ethics and suchlike as a philosophy in and of itself but how would you relate that sort of view to the Bible though?, as it's undeniable to me that the Bible does indeed contain a lot of arbitrary and immutable laws/rules. And what about context? 'Honour your father and mother' may make sense as a general rule, but not as an absolute rule; ie if hypothetically someone's parents are abusive, should they still honour them without question? It seems to me that, at best, the Bible can reflect some of morality/conscience, just as any other discussion about it could, but not in itself dictate it.
This was a tough one for me and a big part of the reason that belief didn't take. Both my parents were abusive but I was supposed to honor them? I begged, as a child, for god to either make them stop or to tell me what I had to do to make it stop. It didn't stop. It still hasn't stopped with my mother. Dad and I made amends toward the end of his life but the scars still cause pain.
Honoring someone who abuses you seems to be the core of religion.
I'm really sorry to hear that
And also really sorry if I triggered bad memories by bringing it up
