Will Mankind lose any moral precepts if Christianity is not there tomorrow?

Question

if christianity were to suddenly go away with all its teachings, would we lose any moral issues. I know im probably going to get the usual "you know christianity doesnt have a copyright on morals" attack but in all honesty, it has contributed. If you dont agree, pls comment

Answer 1

When Christians are gone, and we will be soon, mankind will be literally lost....physically, spiritually, and morally.

Answer 2

The same moral codes that we hold with today - with variations for our modern society - have been in place since well before Christianity existed. Why don't we say the Norse contributed to our moral code, the Huns, the Egyptians, the cavemen? Because they all did, and passed those same ideals down to their children and so forth until we are where we are today.

the ideals expressed in the 10 commandments aren't new in the least - they are common sense for the most part.

Regardless of the religion or belief set, most hold with don't steal, don't kill, don't envy, etc.

So, ALL religion could go away, because you could ask 100 different people from 100 differnt places in the world from 100 different religions, and they will all produce a remarkably similar moral code.

So the answer is no, nothing will be lost.

Answer 3

We have such things as norms, encompassing considerations for others, integrity, etc. I think, as a species, we already have a general idea of how we should conduct ourselves and toward each other. These expected acceptable conducts are refined and varied by different social groups (e.g. countries and genders) and over time. Religions, Christianity or otherwise, have commandments or guidelines to help reinforce the ideas. People were able to live with the morals upheld by Christianity before its existence, and there were carnage and violence (e.g. the crusades, the Spanish Inquisition) in spite of it after its arrival. Of course, there are always extreme sects of all religions. And, extremists exist both inside and outside of religions.

Answer 4

The only thing christ-inanity has contributed to the world is violence and ignorance. Religious wars are, literally, people arguing over nothing, and abrahamic religions (jews, christians, muslims) say that women (50% of human brainpower) are stupid which removes half the thinking capacity from society.

But the single worst think religion does is the most immoral thing it does: "I can pray and be forgiven, so it doesn't matter what I do!" Religion enables anyone to rationalize any criminal behaviour, no matter how loathesome. It doesn't matter how intense their beliefs are, the religious excuse everything reprehensible by saying, "this is what god wants you to do!", whether that be to an army sent to kill, or a child told to drop his pants and bend over.

Religious morality is an oxymoron. Ethical atheism is a redundancy based on personal responsibility.


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Answer 5

Ethical issues have been around as long as people. Christianity has contributed both constructively and destructively. Just look at history and current affairs. My current view is that Christianity is fundamentally unethical.

For instance,

1. The doctrine of Original Sin and redemption from this Original Sin through the blood of Jesus. It's unethical to punish trillions of living things for billions of years for one mistake by Eve.

2. Elitistic unfair discriminations (e.g. slaves submit to your masters and wives, submit to your husbands).

3. Exclusivism: "I am the truth and the way, no one comes to the Father except through me" John 14:6

4. Inciting violence and conflict instead of peace and unity: "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it." Matthew 10:34-39

I am a compassionist and an agnostic. Being a compassionist, I do my best to act with compassion towards all living things.

Perhaps I should explain what I mean by being an agnostic. I mean that I am uncertain about the ultimate nature of reality - e.g. the perceived world could Maya (illusion) as Hinduism suggests or we could even be inside the Matrix. Although, I am certain about the apparent nature of reality i.e. living things live and die on this planet, the human mind is what the human brain does, there is no immortal soul or life after death, etc.

Of course, being compassionate is not an original idea on my part. Hinduism (over 5,000 years old) had the concept of Ahimsa (800 BCE) which means non-violence (made famous by Gandhi). Also, Buddhism (over 2,500 years old) advocates compassion.

I hope that you get to live a life of giving and receiving compassion.

Answer 6

Most major religions teach love, compassion, and tolerance for others. If christianity were somehow to disappear (hooray), I've no doubt one of the others would step in to take it's place. Actually, since christianity isn't particularly tolerant (everyone who isn't a christian is going to hell, after all), we would actually be gaining something. Now if only there were some way to make it happen.....

Answer 7

Morals don't rely on Christianity. This is evident in the fact that morals have changed drastically for the better in the 1900 years since the birth of christianity. Morals are also relative to culture. Two thumbs down for the fact that women have equal rights now and slavery is no longer endorsed. Yes give me more thumbs down.

Answer 8

The only "morals" we will lose are the ones we don't need anyway. Like the "moral" that makes it ok to keep two people who love each other from getting married just because they're the same gender. And the "moral" that says men are superior to women.

Answer 9

Right and wrong are going out the window anyway.

If christianity disappeared a thousand years ago what would the world be like now?
A heck of a lot worse off and thats a fact.

Answer 10

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