I would say, as a spectator...that this is defintely unlevel territory for the faithful. Most of us would both agree that we wouldn;t kill our sons...and if an atheist says "yeah..maybe if i was from some shitty infanticidal tribe i might" it's pretty much a wash. Course, infanticidal tribes don;t always produce infanticidle members. People break the rules, morals change (else how would we get so many different groups of them?).
But for the faithful, it's a rock and a hardplace. You either lack faith (wouldn't kill jr no matter what), or become a douche the moment ghosts are invoked (well..I suppose if god said so.....).
Could skip the foreplay and get into the bit about -why- following a gods command or disobeying one might be more moral according to "both" of your moral compasses.
(but if you think that Frods is gonna lick that plate.......lol)
But for the faithful, it's a rock and a hardplace. You either lack faith (wouldn't kill jr no matter what), or become a douche the moment ghosts are invoked (well..I suppose if god said so.....).
Could skip the foreplay and get into the bit about -why- following a gods command or disobeying one might be more moral according to "both" of your moral compasses.
(but if you think that Frods is gonna lick that plate.......lol)
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