The example I was making was of unprovoked, premeditated murder. Nobody thinks that's OK.
If you are going to cite the Bible and use it against me, Bible prophecies gain weight in this discussion.
People who do bad things usually know that they are wrong but do them for physical benefits. They do not lack moral compasses, they ignore them. There is a difference.
Here's the second half of my last post:
Those who think that killing is OK are either psychopathic or have been indoctrinated to believe it is. You can't get that way on your own.
OK, there is legislation in all countries against most forms of homicide, but that killing another human being has ever been, is, or will be inherently good is impossible, no matter how legal it becomes. It is in times like that that written moral codes come in handy. Inflicting pain on another person is simply wrong by its own merit, and we can't make it good.
It still remains that morality couldn't have just been dreamed up by a group of people overnight who made the world follow their rules. They learned it, they didn't invent it. If we knew the dead were reincarnated, murder would be a form of public service.
Why do we think that it's OK to be gay? Because we accept the scientific study that gays are simply a demographic, not a cultural sect. Those who do not know or accept this say that being gay is wrong, like the Bible authors, who have indoctrinated those against homosexuality. Our belief that all men are equal overrules the differences between heterosexuals and homosexuals. That's why we didn't need to be told that gays should be accepted as equal members of society.
If you are going to cite the Bible and use it against me, Bible prophecies gain weight in this discussion.
People who do bad things usually know that they are wrong but do them for physical benefits. They do not lack moral compasses, they ignore them. There is a difference.
Here's the second half of my last post:
Those who think that killing is OK are either psychopathic or have been indoctrinated to believe it is. You can't get that way on your own.
OK, there is legislation in all countries against most forms of homicide, but that killing another human being has ever been, is, or will be inherently good is impossible, no matter how legal it becomes. It is in times like that that written moral codes come in handy. Inflicting pain on another person is simply wrong by its own merit, and we can't make it good.
It still remains that morality couldn't have just been dreamed up by a group of people overnight who made the world follow their rules. They learned it, they didn't invent it. If we knew the dead were reincarnated, murder would be a form of public service.
Why do we think that it's OK to be gay? Because we accept the scientific study that gays are simply a demographic, not a cultural sect. Those who do not know or accept this say that being gay is wrong, like the Bible authors, who have indoctrinated those against homosexuality. Our belief that all men are equal overrules the differences between heterosexuals and homosexuals. That's why we didn't need to be told that gays should be accepted as equal members of society.
