RE: Man's morality
December 11, 2013 at 12:39 pm
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2013 at 12:40 pm by Tonus.)
(December 11, 2013 at 11:11 am)Drich Wrote:So intent can make an action moral or immoral?(December 11, 2013 at 10:52 am)Tonus Wrote: But it is the same god, isn't it? They are his actions?And the reason for those actions?
Acts in of themselves are meaningless, it is why we do what we do that determines the 'moral value' of an action.
Which is why i keep point to the perservation of a life style as the primary reason for abortion.
Quote:That would make him god, once removed.
Quote:what are you talking about here?You are comparing god (who kills people directly or through agents acting on his specific orders) with someone who expresses approval of the killing done by others. Thus, those people aren't directly comparable to god, they are comparable to the people who approve of god's actions.
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