RE: Can objective morality exist in Atheism?
March 9, 2010 at 5:25 am
(This post was last modified: March 9, 2010 at 5:26 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:But there is no absolute morality in the bible either.
Actually, the Bible contains many moral absolutes,as Richard Dawkins pointed out only last night on Australia's 'Q&A' programme.
Examples he gave included stoning people for committing adultery and punishing people for breaking the Sabbath. The commandment is 'thou shalt not steal" ,"thou shalt not commit adultery' etc,there are no equivocations. They are moral absolutes.
Quote:Moral absolutism and religion
Moral absolutism may be understood in a strictly secular context, as in many forms of deontological moral rationalism. However, many religions have morally absolutist positions as well, regarding their system of morality as deriving from the commands of a god. Therefore, they regard such a moral system as absolute, (usually) perfect, and unchangeable. Many secular philosophies also take a morally absolutist stance, arguing that absolute laws of morality are inherent in the nature of human beings, the nature of life in general, or the universe itself. For example, someone who believes absolutely in nonviolence considers it wrong to use violence even in self-defense. For another example, under some religious moral absolutist beliefs, homosexual behavior is considered fundamentally wrong, even in a consensual relationship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_absolutism