(June 16, 2015 at 2:38 am)Parkers Tan Wrote:(June 16, 2015 at 1:04 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hi Parkers Tan. I am not sure what you are referring to. What point am I avoiding?
The point that you yourself are a moral relativist by dint of the fact that actions ascribed to your god would in humans be described as evil -- yet you assert that your god is the font of absolute and objective morality. That is a pretty big contradiction there.
Which actions are you reffering to? I believe I have already cleared this up multiple times...
(June 16, 2015 at 1:04 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: And I actually did address the "evil my god commits" a couple of times now.
Only by saying that you think the Bible got that wrong. That's simply you discarding the parts you don't like, so that you don't have to think any deeper about the matter. You aren't addressing anything with such an approach; you're papering over a contradiction.
Parker, this is part of being a Christian. A lot of the teachings of Christ contradict the teachings in the Old Testament. Also, part of the reason He came was to set the record straight about morality and about God. He would not have had the need to do this if everything was perfectly explained in the Old Testament. He also would not have contradicted it, and acknowledged that he was contradicting it. What you describe as "ignoring parts of the bible" is simply Christianity. We believe first and foremore in the words of Jesus and that He came to correct what wasn't right. One cannot believe in both at the same time because they contradict each other.
Quote:Hm, someone else on here already confirmed that that is what they meant...
I was responding to your post; I hadn't seen theirs. You'd do well to read those links anyway. You clearly have a mistaken understanding of both ideas.
Gotcha. I appreciate the link, but I'd rather discuss it here rather than be given reading material. ;-)
Why not tell me yourself and we can talk about it?
Quote:I can explain it to you if you want. I do have an answer for it.
I'm all ears ... but if you say that it's because of your faith, that will be circular argumentation and disregarded. "I believe I'm doing right because the god I believe in is right and I'm following his prescripts" is simply moving your bald assertion up a level.
I agree. But I forgot what the question was lol. Can you ask me again? I've got my hands full here replying to all these posts!
Quote:Fair enough. I guess you are right that I can never claim to know what I would be like if I was something that I am not. But I would like to think I'd believe those things were still immoral.
Perhaps. But the fact that other humans in those societies regard their actions as moral rather undercuts your point that morality is not subjective. It is both subjective (dependent on who is making the judgement) and relative (to the circumstances obtaining at the time of the act).
Here is where we disagree, my friend.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh