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God's morals? What are they?
December 20, 2012 at 4:58 pm
This isn't specifically about Christianity.
If God exists, and assuming from his existence that entails there's some objective morality, how do you know what it is? How do you know what you believe is right and wrong is the same thing God thinks is right and wrong? What if you've been thinking God thinks murder is wrong, when in reality God thinks that's good?
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RE: God's morals? What are they?
December 20, 2012 at 5:58 pm
(December 20, 2012 at 4:58 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: This isn't specifically about Christianity.
If God exists, and assuming from his existence that entails there's some objective morality, how do you know what it is? How do you know what you believe is right and wrong is the same thing God thinks is right and wrong? What if you've been thinking God thinks murder is wrong, when in reality God thinks that's good?
God's morality would not be objective by definition.
"Objective" means independent on the opinions, values or beliefs of a being.
From
dictionary.com
Quote:not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.
If God exists, God is a being.
Therefore, any opinions of that being are subjective, no matter how powerful, wise or knowledgeable that being might be.
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RE: God's morals? What are they?
December 20, 2012 at 7:19 pm
God's moral:
Me, me , me. Be grateful to me for forcing you to praise me for creating you so you may be tortured while I pretend to have no responsibility for bring them upon you.
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RE: God's morals? What are they?
December 23, 2012 at 3:24 am
Reminds me of the Euthyphro dilemma.
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