RE: Christians celebrate rape, torture, slavery and genocide.
November 13, 2012 at 12:26 pm
(This post was last modified: November 13, 2012 at 12:29 pm by Darkstar.)
(November 13, 2012 at 12:08 pm)John V Wrote: Guys, if your point is merely that you disagree with morality in the Bible, that ain't exactly a news flash. As morality is subjective, I don't bother arguing it with you. I'm just pointing out what really took place, and views on the subject from other times and cultures. You can disagree all you want.
Morality is subjective, but how subjective is it? Is even the golden rule completely null and void? I don't think so. The golden rule has a rational basis (with the exception of masochists) in that it is beneficial for both parties. Of course, even this is not 100% objective, but it is a very good rule of thumb. If one cannot even understand the merits of the golden rule, then that person may as well be amoral. Is murdering someone's family, kidnapping them, and putting them in a situation in which they must submit to their captor "in everything" (including sex) perfectly okay because morality is subjective? Perhaps by their flawed understanding. Now, just because morality is subjective does not mean that we cannot ever claim to have superior/better developed morals to a certain culture. Yes, there are many instances in which we cannot, but there are a few cases. If we are seeking to cause the least amount of harm, and cause harm to the least number of people, then this is not the way to go. If we are not, then what are morals for? (It should be noted that punishments for serious moral transgressions, such as murder, may be a sort of exception in that they harm, via legal punishment, the transgressor)
