(April 17, 2013 at 7:17 pm)Ryantology Wrote: The use of force to ensure order (after all, there will always be deviants) is not the same as dictating morality on the basis of having more power than other people.Not true. In a social contract theory, socially accepted norms define what is and is not moral. Social contracts develop from the exercise of different kinds of power from charm to brute force.
(April 17, 2013 at 7:17 pm)Ryantology Wrote:Your statement applies to only one very narrow and rare position about the foundation of Christian morals, one that has not even entered the conversation. Go tilt some windmills.Quote:I do not believe any moral system worthy of the name can have power and force as its foundation.Then, it's time to drop your Christian morals.