(June 21, 2012 at 1:38 am)padraic Wrote:Quote:Why can't we create our own "bible" - an ethical code written by collaborating humans (and not attributed to any deity!).
A written ethical code implies absolute moral imperatives. Also implied is some kind of objective base and external moral authority.
A moral relativist, I have not yet encountered an absolute moral imperative , nor any objective moral rule. The only moral authority I accept is conscience.
I not have the chutzpah to presume to tell other adults how to behave,nor generally speaking,do I care.
Pretty much this.
Moral subjectivism is as far as an atheist can coherent go without appealing to some magical realm where objective right and wrong can be grounded.