whateverist Wrote:Well there is a rare admission. Is the choice of which God's commandments to follow any less arbitrary than the morality the godless live by? Suppose you decide to follow the commandments of the God you were indoctrinated to believe in at young age. To suppose that any objective set of morals will never give rise to conflicting imperatives is mostly wishful thinking.
Well, don't get me wrong! I think there is a solution with having God as the source of objective reality (obviously, I'm a theist), but there are multiple ways to mess it up. The reason I follow my God's commandments isn't that he decides morality nor is it that he obeys morality (Euthyphro), but the only reason to follow a God's commandments is a friendship.
If the government said, "I need you to pay a little extra in taxes for me" and no one else had to pay it, you'd scream about injustice for weeks. If your best friend asks for money in order to go on a road trip with some hot chicks, you'd give it to him (assuming you had it). You'd also wonder how hot the chicks are and if you could go, but that's beside the point. In Christianity, God isn't some governmental executive officer for eternity. I follow his commands (well, attempt) because God and I are cool like that.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
