Morality without God?
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:49 pm
Can there be morality without God?
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Psalm 19:1)
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Science-founded on the continent with a prevalent Christian worldview. Morons.What was it God revealed to man? He did not reveal science. The whole structure of physical science was built up very gradually and tentatively by man.
Without God things like decency are purely relative! As well as right and wrong. Morality without God is nonsensical.But, and this is the important thing, while there is no need for an inspired arithmetic or an inspired geometry, while there is no inspired chemistry or geology, there had to be, apparently, and inspired morality, because without God moral laws would be without authority, and decency would disappear from human society.
There is great consistency in our understanding of the bible. Those issues which are in question are miniscule and almost irrelevant.There seems a want of sense in giving man a revelation he could not understand.
Actually, the bible taught us about scientific facts long before they were "discovered": Facts on the rain cycle, Law of Thermodynamics, Law of Entropy, the fact that the sun moves in space, coagulating factor of blood, characteristics of the surface of the ocean, female anatomy facts, characteristics of the earth as a body (the fact that the earth free floats in space, that the earth is round), facts about lightwaves, radiowaves, dinosaurs, etc. My favortie: the bible taught us how to build successful ships (after 1900, every large ship was built after the proportions of the ark!), etc. (God Doesn't Believe in Atheists by Ray Comfort).He did no reveal science.
The ten commandments is a measuring stick, not of what we must do, but what we cannot do...thus, salvation through Christ.What was there left for God to give man? He gave them morality.
The bible teaches parents to love, respect, and honor their children....but somehow he forgot the very necessary lesson that parents ought also to honor their children.
Because we are man and not animals. Because man has free-will and animals do not....All this happened to animals without God. Why should man have to receive a revelation before he could reach the moral stage of the higher animal life?
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Remember that the Japanese don't beleive in a God. Yet their society seems to avoid plunging into social chaos.
Also many polythiestic primative cultures seem to be the most peaceful people on the planet.
It's no wonder the ideas of the most war faring peoples have spread the farthest. The victors tend to subjugate and convert the losers.
I think Christianity is the largest "religion" in the world. It is based on peace and love.It's no wonder the ideas of the most war faring peoples have spread the farthest...
It is based on peace and love, however the practioners responsible for the spread of Christianity were not always peaceful.Mystical wrote:I think Christianity is the largest "religion" in the world. It is based on peace and love.It's no wonder the ideas of the most war faring peoples have spread the farthest...
Then I suppose we can deduce that they weren't practicing Christianity....the practioners responsible for the spread of Christianity were not always peaceful.
I know. It is dominant because it is true....there is little doubt why it is the dominant theology in the world.
Which is to be expected. Just because they don't believe in God doesn't mean they don't believe in God. What I mean is, just because they don't believe in God, doesn't mean they don't contradict that belief and believe that some things are objectively wrong, and some things are objectively wrong.Remember that the Japanese don't beleive in a God. Yet their society seems to avoid plunging into social chaos.