...If the Bible is not your guidebook for life, how do you arrive at standards for right and wrong, moral standards, and sound doctrine?
...If you believe the Bible only contains the Word of God, how can you tell what is His word and what is not His word?
2006-11-14 03:16:13 · 11 answers · asked by carson123 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
“There is no absolute truth. You can’t be sure of anything!”
Those who say that there are no absolutes are often very adamant about their belief. If they say that they are absolutely sure, then they are wrong because their own statement is an absolute. If they are not 100 percent sure, then there is a chance that they are wrong and they are risking their eternal salvation by trusting in a wrong belief. God tells us that there is an objective, absolute truth that is not subject to man’s interpretations or whims, on which we can base our eternity. That truth is the Word of God (John 17:7).
2006-11-14 03:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by Derek B 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wow - morality is now exclusive to bible readers. I wonder how everyone in China, or Japan, or India, or any other country that does not believe in your god or read the bible still survive on this planet? After all, if they don't have morals they must be barbaric and murder and pillage and wipe each other out. Oh wait! They do have morals! And laws and basic beliefs of common good.
Common sense, respect and the 'golden rule' keep us moral and allow us to arrive to the truth. But everything is subjective. Something I may deem moral, you may not. But, overall, we live by the majority's rules. I cannot murder, even if I thought it was okay. If were to murder, I would go to prison. I cannot steal as it is against the law.
If I were using the bible for a life guide, I'd still be in the dark ages.
2006-11-14 03:38:16 · answer #2 · answered by umwut? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Human beings have the most advanced highly developed brain of any animal on earth. It has trillions of synaptic connections giving us the ability to think and reason to an extremely high degree. Making use of this organ to think about and decide on issues involving behavior and the best way to handle decisions about morals is what makes us uniquely human. Personally, my ideas about morality are to judge what behavior or behaviors benefit the most of human kind in any given situation. This system of reasoning may lead to different answers in differing situations, what some call relative moralism, however, using a text such as the bible will lead to moral insanity in many instances. Example: should you have your daughter stoned to death if she commits an act of adultery? Use your head - thats the bottom line.
2006-11-14 03:31:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I arrive at truth through the scientific method, which relies on evidence.
I do not need a 2000 year old book to tell me what is is morally acceptable under the social contract, especially considering the amount of murder, rape, and slavery within that book.
2006-11-14 03:23:47 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, your question is a bit presumptuous in that it is presuming everyone is looking for "the" truth.
How do I arrive at it? Using my own judgment and experience and trusting myself. And I wouldn't say I use the truth to decipher right and wrong or morality. I don't believe in those things. But I use it to arrive at what I feel is best for me.
2006-11-14 03:29:42 · answer #5 · answered by JudasHero 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is called morals, that are taught by the parents and the society they live in. I have never needed a bible to tell me what is right and wrong. What may seem right to you may not seem right to someome else.
2006-11-14 03:21:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Muslim might ask if you reject the Koran, how can you arrive at "Truth"? There are many guidelines to life in many faiths. Truth is elusive and unfortunately subjective. Faith offers answers I suppose but they are untestable scientifically. "Truth" may be beyond us.
2006-11-14 03:21:18 · answer #7 · answered by cirdellin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a Buddhist, I meditate to see the true nature of reality. Buddhism doesn't require beliefs or faith. Buddhism stresses that you should observe and use logic and reasoning.
2006-11-14 08:44:50 · answer #8 · answered by Ramond 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Morals and living in the real world.
2006-11-14 03:26:39 · answer #9 · answered by Urchin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Such great biblical Moral standards such as:
- selling your daughter into slavery
- sleeping with your father bacuse he doesn't have a son and his wife is a pillar of salt
- Murder, rape, and pillage at Jabesh-gilead
2006-11-14 03:18:42 · answer #10 · answered by JerseyRick 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋