RE: Simple question for Christians.
July 17, 2015 at 1:52 pm
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2015 at 1:53 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(July 17, 2015 at 1:40 pm)robvalue Wrote: You have the honour of being theist number 2 to have the balls to answer.
I don't think you ever asked me (or if you did I missed it), but just for the record, my answer would be no as well. For the same reasons. If God asked me to kill my family, He would not be the God I thought I was worshiping.
Quote:Why should I treat others as I want to be treated (or as they want to be)? Because I care about them. We only have one life that we're sure of, and I want us all to have the best life we can have. Scientifically, this is a product of evolution. Personally, I care. People matter to me. Animals matter to me.
Again, we need to be clear about morality actually means.
Thanks, Rob!
Two questions:
So what of the people who don't care about every person they encounter? Why should they treat those people as they would want to be treated?
Also, what do you mean by "scientifically this is the process of evolution?"
"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
