RE: what are we supposed to say again when christians ask us where we get our morality?
May 13, 2014 at 6:38 pm
I think that equating morality with obedience to authority -- which many (not all) theological constructs tend to do is, in and of itself, immoral.
Morality is about how we treat each other. If you're a hermit living by yourself in a cabin in the woods, you would have almost no concern about moral issues. You wouldn't have to. In complex and diverse contemporary societies morality becomes an incredibly complicated and tricky subject. As it should be. Balancing the rights of some with the rights of others determining what should be tolerated and what cannot ever be allowed is like riding a unicycle on a tightrope while juggling bowling balls. We are bound to get it wrong. I can get it wrong. We can get it wrong. Morality is like a technology becoming more and more sophisticated.
Morality is about how we treat each other. If you're a hermit living by yourself in a cabin in the woods, you would have almost no concern about moral issues. You wouldn't have to. In complex and diverse contemporary societies morality becomes an incredibly complicated and tricky subject. As it should be. Balancing the rights of some with the rights of others determining what should be tolerated and what cannot ever be allowed is like riding a unicycle on a tightrope while juggling bowling balls. We are bound to get it wrong. I can get it wrong. We can get it wrong. Morality is like a technology becoming more and more sophisticated.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste -- don't pollute it with bullshit.
