What I mean is it that one man and women concieved in matramony should stay together as partners for life? Do you feel guilty when you lie? Do you comit murder? do you honer your parents? Do you treat others as you would want to be treated by them? Do you try to follow these commands, or are they imbread into your mind and soul? If so were do you believe these laws came from. Also, do you no the ten comandments were the foundation of the laws that we posses today.A lot of you call your self athiests yet you basicly live by the laws given by God. Do you feel bad when you break the law, maybe the Holy Spirit does dwell in you. If any of this relates to you why do you break Gods # 1 command. You shall have no other Gods beside me.You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul, and you shall love your neighbor as your self. Maybe you dont love your self.
2007-03-07 11:49:51 · 11 answers · asked by chucky 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, Chucky, atheists do not "basicly live by the laws given by God." We live by an innate sense of morality that comes of humaneness and compassion, not some king in the sky. Two human beings loving eachother, straight or gay, is moral. Not screwing a sheep, not being a pedophile, but being human and able to share love. The ten commandments were pretty obvious and pretty simplistic; I never had to read them to understand why I shouldn't kill people or steal. That is something we learn from our parents and society. I'm not into reading a 2,000 year old text and garnering all my knowledge and spirituality from it. Your question should read "Well, if you atheists have any morals, then you must have gotten them from the Ten Commandments (your first major fallacy), so why don't you follow the one that tells you exactly what you want to hear to quell your fears of death and purpose?" And I'll tell you, Chucky, my purpose comes from living my life with empathy and kindness as much as possible so that when I die I will know I left something good behind. Living for God is fine, but I'd rather live for the life's sake. Having a sense of morality is not exclusive to the Ten Commandments. It is a progressive trait, and THAT is what keeps the world going. I have a meaning in life that is pro-humanity, not pro-religion.
2007-03-07 12:50:28 · answer #1 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll answer your first question because it touches
on an important insight.
The foundation of our society is the family unit, and the foundation of the family unit is the husband/father and wife/mother. (Not everybody should get/stay married and have children, but enough people must 'marry' and bear children for civilization to continue.)
It's not so much morals as it is ethics(the way we treat each other) that determines the quality of the relationships in the family, and since the parents are the biggest influence in the beginning of a child's life, and the children will always be aware of the quality of the parents relationship, it makes sense that the parents must have a healthy relationship so the kids will learn(by example) how to interact and relate
to the other gender and the world at large.
2007-03-07 12:18:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Study ethics or psychology. Either one will prove you wrong. Or even just do a little research into Kholberg's level's of moral development. Wanting to do the right thing has nothing to do with God. Love is for all people, not just heterosexuals. Grow up and go to school.
2007-03-07 11:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kharm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Morality and religion have nothing to do with each other. Morality can exist without religion, religion can exist without morality. The two do not go together. We are animals, we live by instinct, and the survival of our species depends upon us reproducing. We are social creatures, and do not do well on our own. These are biological traits that, again, have nothing to do with religion.
I live morally, ethically, and logically. I am mentally healthy, that's the difference between me and you. I love myself, and others, and others love me, and that's why I don't need IMAGINARY love, from an IMAGINARY source.
Non-Believers
"Where No Religion is a Good Thing"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Non-Believers/
2007-03-07 11:55:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Please. I get the feeling you're not a great lover of history, but even you have to know that marriage predated the 10 commandments.
And our laws today are based on em? ORLY? How many of those 10 deal with coveting? Now how many of our LAWS deal with coveting? Even if you're not a great lover of math too - I know you can do that math!
2007-03-07 11:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by Laptop Jesus 2.0 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
our society is ****** up we cant do anything without being looked at wrong or being punished **** this society.god is part of our society wich i think is preety ****** up because god doesnt make us who we r the ten commandments r full of **** no one follows them not even the ****** preasts . ******* stupid u cant help it if u ******* hate someone or not its gonna happen once in ur life or u can ****** hate everyone
2007-03-07 12:04:03 · answer #6 · answered by daniel g 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
or the same sex.all love is blessed by God,despite what you might think
2007-03-07 11:57:10 · answer #7 · answered by woodsonhannon53 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you need to get a life.
2007-03-07 11:52:29 · answer #8 · answered by NONAME 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
divorce can be very good. should a person stay with a cheating spouse? or one that is abusive?
2007-03-07 11:54:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dang, how many questions are you gonna ask?
2007-03-07 11:53:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋