Among certain people it's generally agreed that God's morality is "ideal". What if I don't agree? What if I'd rather follow another system of morality?
Say I choose to adhere to a system of morality other than that which is considered "God's morality". Is this acceptable? Why or why not?
P.S. When I say "God", I refer to Yahweh from the Bible.
2007-01-25 11:04:24 · 23 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God doesn't have a morality. He doesn't exist.
If you're talking about the morality pushed by the Bible, it's really a mixed bag. There are some wise things said in the Bible, but it's overshadowed by some really disgusting teachings.
If you look at the whole basis for Christian belief, it's all based on a glorified scapegoat mentality. The story of Job reminds me of a really bad version of the movie "Trading Places" where two old codgers destroy a guy's life on a bet. In another God tells Abraham to kill his kid, and the guy actually does it. Oh, yes, God tells him he was just kidding at the last minute. Gee, what a nice guy.
2007-01-25 11:09:02 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 4⤊ 4⤋
I'm glad you qualified that at the end. As far as I'm concerned Yahweh has as much of a chance of being real as Zeus, Re, or Ganesh. How is anyone to know what god's morality is when they can't even satisfactorily define god? Get 20 different people in a room together and you will get at least 15 different interpretations of god and probably 15 different interpretations of what god's morality is.
The short and sweet is that morality isn't decided by god. There is no ultimate right and wrong. Morality is part of the human experience. It's merely wishful thinking to claim anything else.
2007-01-25 11:14:55 · answer #2 · answered by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What part of God's morality is wrong? Not to murder? Not to steal? Honoring your Parents?
If you look at the world's religions, they all have systems of morality that are similar to Judeo-Christianity's in many ways.
Would you rather follow an athiestic morality, like say, Nitzche's? Nitzche was one of Hitler's biggest heros.
There have been athiestic societies that have tried to irradicate the Judeao-Christian religion, and they also irradicated the morals that were the by product of it. Communism killled 100 million people in less than 80 years. That's what happens without morals.
2007-01-25 11:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean by acceptable. If your system is legal where you live, and doesn't hurt anyone, I'd say it's acceptable. Laws in this country have deep roots in the 10 commandments, so I would probably bet that your morality still has roots in God's morality anyway.
2007-01-25 11:11:54 · answer #4 · answered by Liza 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats an interesting question, but could you post some specific examples of Gods moral idealisms that you specifically disagree with? Also, what would you specifically have for your own Moral base? How would it be different from that of God's?
2007-01-25 11:13:00 · answer #5 · answered by sm177y 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Read the Ten Commandments. The first four deal with your relationship with God, the other six deal with your relationship with other people. Now if you just followed the other six and ever body else did wouldn't life be so much better?
2007-01-25 11:11:58 · answer #6 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I agree with your question but with a completely different take on it.
God's ( at least the one that's described in the Bible) morality doesn't even measure up to "human" morality.
You just have to read the OT to realize that he is/was a pretty mean God...ordered ethnic cleasings, approved of wars, asked fathers to sacrifice their sons, allowed slavery..etc.. What kinda morality is that?
2007-01-25 11:15:43 · answer #7 · answered by Jmyooooh 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In reference to the ten commandments, and following them as a moral code, I think people should espouse those beliefs. As is stated by Benjamin Franklin in his autobiography, people shouldn't necessarily follow the ten commandments because they are in the bible, but rather people should follow them because they are a righteous and good way to live. I'm not a believer, but I can live by the ten commandments. I just don't take them as commandments, but as guidelines for how I want to live my life.
Now, when you get into the homosexuality thing, and sex before marriage, that's another ballpark altogether.
2007-01-25 11:13:59 · answer #8 · answered by eastchic2001 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First of all i must say that there is God and also he has moralities that should be follewed seriously.If you believe that there is Heaven and Hell then you should follow God's moralities.
2007-01-25 11:11:29 · answer #9 · answered by sanmi . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's the best thing for you. If you folllow what he said in the Bible, you would have a happier marriage. You would know the best way to raise your children. You wouldn't get any DTD from fornication. You wouldn't die prematurely from lung cancer by smoking cigarettes. You wouldn't rot your liver from drinking so much.
There's more but you get the point...I hope.
2007-01-25 11:10:00 · answer #10 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋