Are these two positions self negating?
2006-11-27 13:00:06 · 11 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Magic Melvin, you answer has nothing to do with what I asked.
2006-11-27 13:03:08 · update #1
I believe there is no right or wrong but there are things that is a way of doing things that will bring about the desired effect with the leas undesirable side effects.
2006-11-27 13:03:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that morality is relative, yes. I also think that many of the actions by gods in the various religious texts are immoral by our societal standards. The actions of certain religious persons because of religious beliefs may also be immoral based off of current society.
"Good and Evil" is something different and separate than morality. The two positions you speak of are not necessarily self-negating.
2006-11-27 13:08:47 · answer #2 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) No, not relative (whatever that means).
2) No, not illusions.
3) Religion and the things done in the name of religion (or in the name of god) can and must be judged in moral terms, because they have real effects on real people.
4) Nothing that exists can be self negating.
You have a lot to learn.
2006-11-27 13:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is not any atheistic doctrinal ruling on that. previous the situation that makes us atheists, we are in a position to believe despite we adore. in my opinion, confident, i think of this planet could be greater advantageous (a good distance from perfect) with out faith. and that i carry that... "on the comparable time faith supplies human beings morals. If there have been no faith than there could in all probability be greater murderers, rapists, addicts..." ...in basic terms isn't real. faith isn't required as a foundation for morals. C S Lewis examined this one way in "The Abolition of guy" and there's a various path to very very nearly the comparable place with the aid of evolutionary biology. You seem to have taken little account of the *conflict* of religions, and spiritual values and doctrines, a significant characteristic in human history.
2016-10-13 06:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morality is relative.
My opinion on morality is just as valid as yours.
I can therefore morally judge the merit of your religion.
2006-11-27 13:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good and Evil
Moral and Amoral
These are different things.
Although... the christian god is both amoral and evil in terms of genocide and oppression.
2006-11-27 13:03:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe in clear right and wrong. That isn't to say there aren't exceptions to the rules, but the rules are clearly biologically hard wired in all of us.
2006-11-27 13:01:39 · answer #7 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean good and bad don't you.
Evil has no opposite in the english language that I know of.
2006-11-27 13:09:24 · answer #8 · answered by atheist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
atheism and morality are not mutually exclusive.
2006-11-27 13:01:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
*good and evil......live dna doog* PoP! Every atheist who just read that collapsed in on theirselves, pulled in by the gravity of their huge ego.
I believe in God, I believe there is good and evil, and I don't judge God for what he does. Looking back on things it really hasn't been that bad. Can you complain?
2006-11-27 13:02:41 · answer #10 · answered by Atlas 6 · 0⤊ 6⤋