(May 24, 2015 at 2:36 pm)Nestor Wrote: But you do realize that on the one hand, you're just choosing a god and a holy text that makes you feel good but restricts your freedom to reason independently of the dogmas one or a few individuals decided upon, and in any given situation where you might have to make a decision you're bound from being able to fully consider what you, per your prior experiences, actually believe to be the most ethical action or outcome; whereas on the other hand, you're choosing an ethical stance in which you are free to modify your position based on the ever-changing circumstances of the real world and on your ability to reason and put your knowledge of all human experiences into context. I guess the one that seems the most capable of achieving a better outcome in terms of true morality seems obvious to me.
I think those are all really good points. I guess that if I were to believe that god was the ultimate morally good figure in the universe then going with his desired actions would be a shortcut to doing the morally correct actions. But does a god exist in the first place? And if one does, then is he even a morally perfect being? Because I do think that allowing evil could be morally justified. That is a whole other can of worms, so just sticking to the point... if god exists and is a moral compass, then it would be worth it to follow his ways.
