I suggest these people read some philosophy books. A lot of bright philosophers, who were atheists, wrote seminal works on morality, and were highly moral themselves
2006-09-20 08:50:33 · 29 answers · asked by Spookshow Baby 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I KNOW!!! Like because I don't have Jesus to guide me I'm a killing machine!!! I can't wait for the day when God is disproven to see how many people go on killing sprees cause there is no threat of hell anymore. *WE* have good morals to go by - not "god". And it shows that the only reason they behave is fear of punishment - that seems selfish. I'm a good person cause I want to be - not because I want to go to heaven
2006-09-20 08:53:42 · answer #1 · answered by ηιgнт ѕтαя 5 · 4⤊ 5⤋
Getting a fundie to read the viewpoint of anyone other then a mythological magical being is impossible to do.
Even if they did, they would either not be able to comprehend it, or would not allow themselves to understand it.
They want to believe that everyone else is evil (or at least atheists), so that they can define themselves as morally superior.
If they realized that morality is not a product of religion, and more so is usually the cause of immoral acts, then they would no longer have that sense of false superiority that they rely on to feel fulfilled.
2006-09-20 16:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because they honestly think that the only morals that "count" are the ones from their bible. I an agnostic and most of my friends are too and I think that we are pretty moral people. None of my friends have been in jail or do they cheat on their spouses or beat on their children. We don't have the belief that we can do whatever we want Monday through Saturday and then sit in a church on Sunday and repent and it will be all better. (Not all religious people are this way but....) We live to do no harm everyday!
2006-09-20 15:55:42 · answer #3 · answered by munkeybusines 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Merely 'doing good acts' and 'being a good person' don't get you into Heaven.
I fully believe that there are many athiests out there who are 'better people' or who do more 'good acts' than many Christians.
When it comes to going to Heaven, athiests obviously won't care, but a person has to be 'saved'. At the judgement, saying that you volunteered for different charities every day of your life (or whatever) won't matter if you are a sinner and don't know Jesus.
2006-09-20 16:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by slim1234 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because sadley they fell that morality is somthing that can only be gained from reading the right texts and doing a certain set of actions. It is a sheep mentality and does not allow for aplication in the wider world.
true morality comes from aplying our thoughts feelings and common sense to the world around us and can only be built from every day situation.
most mainstream religions are somewhat inflexable but true morality needs to be so that we can deal with new situations and experiences in an apropriate manner, not just how a piece of old scripture tells us.
2006-09-20 15:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by tarri 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think the Christian response to this - at least from our perspective - is that none of us, none at all, meet the ideal for morality. All of us fall short in some way. You can feed the hungry and donate money to widows... but what if you yelled at your child that day out of impatience? What if you nickel and dimed the nice fellow at the corner store? What if you growled at another driver on the road? Voted for a politician you suspect will start a war? Nobody can live up to perfection in this world.
That is why our religion focuses on redemption - kicking the dust off your feet, and getting back onto the road. My faith makes the assumption that we will fall, and that is what the faith is there for. To bandage and put linament on the scrapes that result.
After all, my faith's central figure was the one who said, "The well have no need of a physician."
2006-09-20 15:54:02 · answer #6 · answered by evolver 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
In my opinion, morality is a matter of how YOU view it. It is a matter of opinion. Not anyone Else's opinion but your own. You may do something that others think is immoral, but there are others who see what you did as moral. Because someone says something you did is immoral, doesn't make it true. Your morals are your own. It is up to you to decide what is morally correct, not society or religion
2006-09-20 16:24:22 · answer #7 · answered by wilchy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Man's standards of morality are different from God's. God's standards are much higher..Look around you...see the variation based on what individual people think... some people believe certain things are wrong... others see nothing wrong... so who is right?
2006-09-20 15:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
There can be a great difference between self avowed religious people and spiritual people. The former are seemingly more evident and much louder. They seem to have the most trouble with their own Bible's guidance on judgment.
2006-09-20 15:54:35 · answer #9 · answered by toff 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you can walk the line of morality and not be religious but if you want that line to lead to something more than a clear conscience you will need God.
SPACECOWBOY
2006-09-20 16:06:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to learn the definition of "religious". Anything done for the purpose of expecting a particular outcome is religion.
Including slamming people who have genuine faith in the One True God.
(Applause)
2006-09-20 15:56:45 · answer #11 · answered by pknutson_sws 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋