RE: Sacrificing our Moral Compasses
June 19, 2014 at 8:26 pm
(This post was last modified: June 19, 2014 at 8:28 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 19, 2014 at 3:02 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Can a morally perfect God direct someone to commit a morally imperfect act. It's nonsense.Of course he can, that's pretty much the crux of the narrative. He just pulls out the ole take-back-sies, sprinkles some favors after the request, etc. Schoolyard stuff.
This is, obviously, why it's not a question begging yarn. Morality goes beyond what you do, to what you think. Legality (in our case) starts at what you do, regardless of what you think. Could a morally perfect god yadda yadda..yes....but could a "morally perfect" human being even decide upon compliance to that request? No. At least not with our (yours and mine) shared understanding of the morality of infanticide. Dues ex machina..hand waiving, etc.
sadface.
That's why it's all so damned silly.
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