(June 16, 2015 at 12:11 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Then why do you balk at the death of the firstborn? God decreed this, and god defines the good.
I agree, btw, they are being immoral regardless of what they believe......but this is, again, my subjective morality, and in this conversation -our- subjective morality. You and I are perfectly capable of reaching the same conclusion. Now, if I asked you -why- it was wrong, would you tell me that it is because god has defined it as such? Don't you think there might be a more persuasive, and entirely less fanciful answer to that question? Would you approach ISIS with the killer "god defines it" argument of moral superiority?
-because I wouldn't. I find this no more persuasive than -you- do when ISIS says that god has defined the good, and that -their- actions are the divinely just ones.
Lol because I do not believe this ever happened!
It is wrong because human life is sacred, and destroying something sacred is wrong.
I have no idea what I would say to Isis. I don't think about those things.
"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
