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A moral indicates inherent and intrinsic values of "good and bad" and "right and wrong"...
If there is no supernatural authority...how are they prescribed?
Science must have an explanation for this.... and since you are THEE DUDE who, apparently, has a better grasp of science than anybody else in this thread... I am sure you can explain this.
A moral indicates inherent and intrinsic values of "good and bad" and "right and wrong"...
That's your special definition of morality, not the one commonly used.
It is entirely possible to construct a morality that is 100% contingent and has no intrinsic elements whatsoever. You might not find it satisfactory, but it is still a system of morality.
A moral indicates inherent and intrinsic values of "good and bad" and "right and wrong"...
If there is no supernatural authority...how are they prescribed?
Science must have an explanation for this.... and since you are THEE DUDE who, apparently, has a better grasp of science than anybody else in this thread... I am sure you can explain this.
lol, i love this argument.
"How can I know whats right or wrong unless God tells me?"
First of all, I dont need a god to know that killing and raping and lying and adultery is immoral behavior. Morality predates your, or any, religion.
Second, if I see an old woman crossing the road, and I help her, am I a better person because Im doing it to get a divine reward or because Im doing it simply because its nice?
God is a pretty bad moral authority if thats what you want to believe, I know I wouldnt create a species with free will, then kill all of them with a flood for not acting the way I want. That would make me a narcissitic murderer.
mor·al
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
"How can I know whats right or wrong unless God tells me?"
First of all, I dont need a god to know that killing and raping and lying and adultery is immoral behavior. Morality predates your, or any, religion.
Second, if I see an old woman crossing the road, and I help her, am I a better person because Im doing it to get a divine reward or because Im doing it simply because its nice?
God is a pretty bad moral authority if thats what you want to believe, I know I wouldnt create a species with free will, then kill all of them with a flood for not acting the way I want. That would make me a narcissitic murderer.
I'm an Agnostic.
but bottom line is... without an authority... there IS no right or wrong. Right or wrong comes merely from preference.
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