(January 6, 2015 at 3:04 am)*steve* Wrote:(January 6, 2015 at 2:30 am)Surgenator Wrote: If God decides what is moral, then the ultimate morallity is might-is-right. God is the mightiest so she decides on what is moral, right?
True. But we subjugate ourselves to the mightiest all the time, often believing it is in our best interest or the interest of others. As children we do it, albeit maybe with some rebellion from time to time. For those who live in the US, most would accept the ultimate authority of the Supreme Court in determining what is lawful and what is not; an essential part of preserving the benevolent aspects of the Constitution. However, when it is felt this subjugation is not benign, rebellion often occurs.
Personally I don't have a problem with God determining what is moral and what is not. This is based on a belief in God's benevolence to creation.
Someone else determining what is moral doesn't make them absolute. It doesn't matter that she is the biggest baddest person around. It just makes them as arbitrary as society dictating what is moral. Plus, you have no way of knowing that god is benevolent if god decides what is good or not. He will still be benevolent if he decides to rape you.
The supreme court doesn't arbitrary decide what the law suppose to be. They determine what is constitutional. The constitution dictates what ought to be that is agreed upon by the american people.
