Theists are often inclined to say that, without religion, we would be reduced to immoral, unethical animals. However, is not following the laws laid out in, say, the bible simply obeying rules? God could’ve commanded that people with red hair be tortured, or that disobedient children should be stoned to death – Okay, bad example, but you get my point. Obeying laws is not tantamount to morality.
Furthermore, there are some things – slavery for example – that the bible not only refuses to admonish, but frequently condones. These days we know that slavery is immoral and unethical. From where did this new direction in our moral compass spring if it was not from a biblical/religious perspective? Could it be that we are capable of morality independent of god and religion? After all, if we were obeying the bible word for word, I’d have been stoned to death a long time ago or perhaps sold into slavery…
2007-12-23
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