(September 24, 2021 at 12:21 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Is there any such thing as a good christian? I don't think that a group of people who posit their own redemption through the brutal slaughter of another can be said to be good - at least not on the grounds of that shared belief. They're probably very fine people, otherwise, I'm sure. This is another truth that you're suppressing in your life, despite having been presented with clear evidence to that effect by zues in your living room.
Quote:But I think the more interesting idea is morality comes from conscious choice and should be grounded in philosophy. Can we talk about that?Sure. Always good stuff.
Humans have and always will be tribal, so "good" is relative, not to be confused with morality or empathy.
To Hitler's rise he was "good" for Germans, but he was hardly moral in the grand scope. Same with Stalin and Saddam.