2006-07-20 17:45:08 · 8 answers · asked by Olivia 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
of course.
it's still all human created, human stipulated. this stuff doesn't come from god, people pretend it comes from god. they had to pretend at first because the king pretended his authority came from god. to counter that, reformers say, our rights come from god.
puhlease.
we have worth because moses lied about a burning bush? no, we have worth and dignity because we choose to and our reason has produced our ethics and justice.
2006-07-20 17:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by cassandra 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Is it possible for an Atheist to be Reasonable,Ethical and Just? sure why not.
In fact, if your fear of God is the only reason you have those qualities, then of what value are they?
Morality and ethics needed to exist in order for people to survive together even going back to the hunter gatherer tribes, before religion existed.
The advent of religion may have shifted the reasoning for those qualities whether for the better or worse is a matter of opinion
2006-07-21 01:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by fra_bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not consistently or rationally.
See http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/docs/meta-eth.html
Abstract: The Indispensability of Theological Meta-Ethical Foundations for Morality: Theism and naturalism are contrasted with respect to furnishing an adequate foundation for the moral life. It is shown that on a theistic worldview an adequate foundation exists for the affirmation of objective moral values, moral duties, and moral accountability. By contrast, naturalism fails in all three respects. Insofar as we believe that moral values and duties do exist, we therefore have good grounds for believing that God exists. Moreover, a practical argument for believing in God is offered on the basis of moral accountability.
Cordially,
John
2006-07-21 00:47:44 · answer #3 · answered by John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are lots of "Theories" about how that could be possible, but none of them are completely logical and break a lot of laws of reason. Read The Case for a Creator or The Case for Faith, both by Lee Stroebel, or Tough Answers by Josh McDowell.
2006-07-21 01:02:16 · answer #4 · answered by prtybrwneyez1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, because God approximated the standard from the beginning for all of us to follow. We only follow and abide by those standards to the best of our ability. We aren't perfect, so our decisions and judgements aren't either.
2006-07-21 00:51:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. No question about it. Google Humanism.
2006-07-21 00:48:42 · answer #6 · answered by zilker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yawn!
don't hate
2006-07-21 00:49:32 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree.
2006-07-21 00:59:45 · answer #8 · answered by john 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋