Science and religion

[Darkstar]

Yes, I realize that you have posted someone elses ideas, but why are they true? You have not argued for them? You can't just pick on because it fits your beliefs. What is the reason that one follows but the other does not?


You said "no thank you" as if you get to choose what your beliefs imply. You don't get to choose, they either imply moral relativism, which is nihilism, or they do not.

I think you're misunderstanding me. There are three degrees of moral relativism, the first of which states that people have different ideas on what morals are, the second states that no one's ideas are better than anyone elses', and the third states, therefore free-for-all. Since I do not think that morals are mere unsubstantiated opinion (as in, I only agree with the first degree in it's entirety), the my beliefs don't imply free-for-all.

Demonstrate how an example of a statement for instance, "It is always wrong to murder" is defended. How does that statement work?

Murder and kill are two different things (as in murder is a legal term). If you kill in self defense, it isn't murder. If the killing of bacteria were outlawed, that would then be murder. Even if you say murder, it is possible to imagine a scenario in which the best option would be killing someone (did not say they were innocent) in a way that would be legally defined as murder. So, the absolute quantifier "always" makes it very tricky.