For people who think that there can be no morality without god...?

Question

Many times a week, someone asks the age-old question "How can there be morality with no god?"

Almost without fail theses people are christian and are talking about jehovah. Do you think they understand that Jews and muslims ALSO believe in jehovah (by many other names)?

So jews believe in jehovah and they did some major slaughtering in their day. Christians beleive in jehovah and have done some major slaughtering in their day and still do. And Muslims believe in jehovah and have done some major slaughtering.

So where do you REALLY think morality comes from if these 3 religions have such a hard time stopping the violence? Morality is more than non-violence, of course, but it's a good start.
Isn't it obvious that morality comes from our brains?
Some read the bible and come away with "Do no harm", others come away with "do harm only when necessary". Can't you see that we use oour brains to make these distinctions?

fireball did you read the question even one tiny little bit?

I agree Valcus, but I have tried that approach many times. Wanted to try something diff.

Answer 1

Your right , that's why God gave us all a brain to think before we react . But so many people are blinded by COLOR , RACE , or as you said RELIGION, you see people in general are ignorant . Not because they are but because they want to be , like people that say you know our neighbor says that our neighbors across the street are bad people , and bad judgment just runs amok after that . People don't think they just follow what ever seems good to them at the time , you with me ? .

Answer 2

I am an atheist as good. Morality with out god is definitely a normal incidence. Altruism and harmony are innate characteristics in close to each and every organism in the world (even micro organism). The irritating factor approximately many devout folks is they count on altruism can not exist and not using a god to impose it. That is readily no longer actual. Altruism has an evolutionary abilities simply as whole selfishness has an evolutionary abilities. However, the extremes of both are exploited by means of the opposite. In different phrases, if everybody have been egocentric, a pair members running in combination altruistically may have an noticeable abilities for survival. On the opposite hand, if everybody have been altruistic, a couple of egocentric members may have an noticeable abilities for survival vs. the organization. Evolution has determined a blissful center have been organisms behave altruistically for probably the most facet, however preserve a few egocentric characteristics.

Answer 3

There are also plenty of us that believe in God but do not believe in religion that also do not believe in violence to solve problems, which can be easily attributed to just every day common sense and perhaps civilized upbringing.
I cringe when I hear of any religion regardless of flavor of how it has done all of these wonderful things. Religion has caused more deaths than any other cause in existence.
The Bible was inspired by God but somewhere along the line man found a way to sneak in his own paradigms of supposed divine grace. God is divine mankind is generally repugnant.

Answer 4

Morality comes from evolution, which applies to societies as well as to species: it is obvious that a society founded on a "correct" set of moral principles will survive preferably to one that does not. Hence, the proper moral test is: how will the proposed action affect society? If favorably, it's moral; if unfavorably, immoral; if insignificantly, it's morally neutral. Religions have arrogated to themselves the position of moral arbiter, but if you consider the foregoing, you see that such a position is preposterous: some religions thrive, and some fail, and that is more a matter of their secular activities than of their theological positions.

Answer 5

It is irrelevant to consider the religion of the person asking the question in answering the question. What needs to be considered is whether there are examples of societies that are non-Christian (or non Jew, or non Muslim), exhibiting morality.
The answer to that question is clearly yes, there can be morality without YOUR religion. Furthermore, there can be more orderly, respectful, law abiding societies without YOUR religion. There are many examples from history, from primitive societies and today.
Religious people are no more moral than non religious people.
By their acts you will know them. Look at them.

Answer 6

Can we say anything done in rememberance of Thee as an offer to Thee (A 100% Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient Thee okay, not a limited 50 or 75% Thee ) is moral and anything that is done not an offer to 100% Thee is an Immoral act ?

Probably if we think deeply and assess our past experiences in this world, the answer is Yes only .... In God orientation, everything works for the best only ....

luv and SAI RAM,
jk

Answer 7

Christianity is unique in that it has no provision for its adherents to engage in violence. Those ostensible "Christians" who do so ignore the Scriptures and the teachings and example of Jesus Christ himself.

(Matthew 26:52) Jesus said to him: “Return your sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword

(Isaiah 2:4) They will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.

(2 Corinthians 10:3-4) We do not wage warfare according to what we are in the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly

(Luke 6:27-29) I [Jesus] say to you who are listening, Continue to love your enemies, to do good to those hating you, to bless those cursing you, to pray for those who are insulting you. To him that strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20020408/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/t15/peaceful.htm

Answer 8

To not lie, kill and steal because you are afraid of going to hell is not morality, it is fear.

To not lie, kill and steal because you understand how it affects the lives of other people and to desire to do no one harm IS morality.

Answer 9

Exactly, so it depends on how you interpret what read or what you believe that determines how you will react to morality.

Answer 10

I can't really answer this because it's not a question, but I'll give you a thumbs-up for your explanation.