RE: Why Secular Morality is Superior
September 7, 2012 at 9:24 am
(This post was last modified: September 7, 2012 at 9:30 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 7, 2012 at 8:53 am)elunico13 Wrote: Then don't condemn the rapist and child molester if that's the life they choose to live. How do you know that violates their conscience? And what obligation do they have to follow an an immaterial "urge" in a materialistic universe? None. It's an arbitrary standard set by padraic.Unfortunately for the rapist, our laws are set up much differently (and Pad probably wasn't consulted).
Quote:Wrong. Many non christians believe the NT is divinely inspired also. You're judging the behavior of another without a standard to do so. If you assert your own its only arbitrary. Man has no authority for setting moral standards. Only your creator.Man would have no less authority than a ghost, the bonus -when referring to the standards set by men- is that we can at least point to each other in defense of the standard.
Quote:Did you use your brain to come up with this conclusion? See the problem?Did you use your brain to come to your conclusion? Rhetorical.......lol.
You use your brain to make these judgments and you've done nothing to show that your brain is fully developed to arrive at any valid conclusion.
I just see the fallacy of begging the question.
To elaborate upon your notions of non-christians that believe the bible is divinely inspired, have you ever taken a look at how these non-christians fantasies differ from your own? What would be the biggest difference between your own assessment of the bible and theirs? In your estimation of course. Specifically, are there any significant differences in each camps views on morality? What that comment had to do with anything anyone had said to you eludes me, but I think it leads to more interesting discussion than letting it hang might.
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