Posted by splumer “If your morality is all tied in with God,” she continued, “what if you at some point start to question the existence of God? Does that mean your moral sense suddenly crumbles?" |
Posted by splumer The argument has always been that without God/religion/whatever, you don't have an objective moral standard. I think to an extent that's true, but where I have a problem is those who use the Bible as their objective standard. Without going into details, when you dig into it, it doesn't set a very good standard. Of course, morality changes with the times. A hundred years ago, a woman wearing pants would have been scandalous. It hasn't even been a hundred years since women were guaranteed the right to vote. Changing attitudes toward capital punishment are another example. (Without getting into the politics of it) Biologists generally agree now, though, that our sense of right and wrong is hard-wired into us by evolution. It explains why there are certain moral standards (against killing people in one's own group, for example) that are universal. It's an interesting topic. |
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