RE: Atheists only vote please: Do absolute MORAL truths exist? Is Rape ALWAYS "wr...
October 30, 2014 at 8:14 pm
(October 30, 2014 at 7:05 pm)Tsun Tsu Wrote: So the question... Does absolute universal moral truth exist? Is there ANYTHING where it can be said that it is morally true universally?
No.
Quote:For instance: "Rape is ALWAYS wrong" <<<This would be considered a moral truth. Is it universally true? Is it true even if society deemed that rape was perfectly acceptable?
If there is a victim and a perpetrator, it is always wrong.
Secular morality is not rocket science.
We all live in the same physical universe, with the same physical bodies, subject to the same physical laws.
From that I can extrapolate that what is the best for my well being is almost assuredly what others want as well.
Life is preferable to death, health is preferable to disease, comfort is preferable to pain, etc.
Even if society deemed rape acceptable, would not make it so. You know how you can tell? Ask the victim.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
