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what are we supposed to say again when christians ask us where we get our morality?
what are we supposed to say again when christians ask us where we get our mor...
(June 26, 2014 at 5:43 pm)Irrational Wrote:
(June 26, 2014 at 3:51 pm)naimless Wrote:
(June 26, 2014 at 2:39 pm)Rampant.A.I. Wrote: I know a victim of rape whose rapist has told her God already forgave him, and it's time she "got over it" because he got over it years ago.

So what prevents one from seeking revenge against said rapist?

I find it interesting that you side step any questions I direct back at you by giving personal details that your hypotheticals are true, and have already been considered, by someone you claim to believe does not have a moral framework, and yet you're unable to answer such simple questions yourself.


(June 26, 2014 at 3:51 pm)naimless Wrote: So what prevents one from seeking revenge against said rapist?

Ethical considerations come to mind. Well, they come to my mind, but they seem to consistently fail to come to yours.

Indeed. Say for instance, this amoral outsider lacking belief in divine justice were able to trick the believer in divine justice and forgiveness by confession, say, recording a statement of guilt.

Would it then be more objectively moral to use the record of said statement as a place marker for the conscience the good Christian rapist admittedly lacks? Or would it be more moral for a hypothetical lawgiver to sacrifice their own life to atone for the actions of an amoral rapist?

You're proposing alternatives that just don't make rational sense.

What possible murder scenario can you devise, as a hypothetical, that would atone for years of rape by an authority figure?

What quick and easy death could compare to being sexually abused, over and over, for several years? Why would such an alternative even be on the table?
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What I say is - by Zidneya - May 12, 2014 at 9:45 pm
Reply to Statler Waldorf - by CharnelRC - May 14, 2014 at 5:30 am
RE: what are we supposed... - by Statler Waldorf - May 16, 2014 at 6:12 pm
RE: what are we supposed - by Statler Waldorf - June 3, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say - by Statler Waldorf - June 4, 2014 at 7:22 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say - by Statler Waldorf - June 6, 2014 at 4:59 pm
RE: what are we supposed to - by Statler Waldorf - June 6, 2014 at 6:36 pm
RE: what are we supposed to - by Statler Waldorf - June 9, 2014 at 7:36 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say again - by Zack - June 11, 2014 at 3:46 pm
RE: what are we supposed to - by Statler Waldorf - June 16, 2014 at 7:13 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say - by CindysRain - June 20, 2014 at 6:23 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say... - by naimless - June 26, 2014 at 4:35 pm
what are we supposed to say again when christians ask us where we get our mor... - by Rampant.A.I. - June 26, 2014 at 7:00 pm

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