Oh, and another thing...
I've said elsewhere that Michael Moore and Fred Phelps both theoretically worship the same god, Jesus, and yet their versions are so radically different. It turns out that Jesus is liberal and conservative, a capitalist and a communist, an authoritarian and a rebel. He's all things to all people at the same time.
So any time anyone says "I get my morals from God", the unspoken conclusion to that sentence is "...and God just so happens to agree with me on everything."
(July 15, 2013 at 1:12 pm)kılıç_mehmet Wrote: But since you view morality on a very individual basis, you simply regard the very basic concepts as the only moral guidelines in your life. You do not value anything beyond the ego, the self, as a standpoint for your morals.I have yet to meet any theists who don't see their god as a glorified self-image or who believe in a god that doesn't want all the same things that they want.
I've said elsewhere that Michael Moore and Fred Phelps both theoretically worship the same god, Jesus, and yet their versions are so radically different. It turns out that Jesus is liberal and conservative, a capitalist and a communist, an authoritarian and a rebel. He's all things to all people at the same time.
So any time anyone says "I get my morals from God", the unspoken conclusion to that sentence is "...and God just so happens to agree with me on everything."
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
