The universe has laws ,there is light and there is dark, there is up and down ,their is good and there is evil. You are only being deceived to think otherwise. If i walked into your home and killed your whole family, would you just look at me and say " gee, that sucks" no you'd want me dead ,you'd want me punished. WHY? BECAUSE IT IS WRONG!!! You can't have it both ways. it has to be one or the other but you know what one of them is WRONG.
Ignorance of sin does not absolve you of that sin. If i run a stop sign and unknowingly cause a bad accident that kills someone but am too busy looking somewhere else or thinking of where i have to be in 5 mins. am i innocent of what i have done? No i am still responsible.
2007-04-23 04:57:26 · 12 answers · asked by Connie D 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sin is disobedience to gods, and gods do not exist. Sin does not exist either.
Here is morality for you:
Hurting other = bad
Helping others = good
I don't kill people because I know this, not because my god told me that.
2007-04-23 05:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by eldad9 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
You are mixing things up. There is no abstract "right" or "wrong" in the universe. For once, right and wrong do only apply to living beings. If a comet crashes into a planet, this event cannot be considered right or wrong, it just happens. And so do most events in the universe.
And with living beings, the question of right and wrong becomes subjective. When a cow eats a flower, this act could be considered right for the cow, but wrong for the flower. There is no final instance to decide this, it's all a matter of point of view.
Among humans, things are a little more complex still. Humans are able to reflect, to consider, to communicate, even to imagine the other one's point of view. Therefore they are able to build a society and agree on rules. And that's how laws come into place, not from the universe. Laws are man made. And therefore, our right and wrong are man made, too.
2007-04-23 12:12:08 · answer #2 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right and wrong are simple as black and white, but life comes in many shades of grey. Some issues, ecspecially responsibilty for the hypothtical car accident are situational.
My point of view for what is right or wrong may differ from your viewpoint.
Is he or she responsible for the accident? I say yes, but what about this one...
A woman opens a resturaunt near the former twin towers on 9/11/2001. Because of a personal predicament, she has arrived late to work at the resturaunt. Unbeknowns to her, the towers collapse and burn while she is on her way. Why does she feel guilty and responsible for the event? Why?!
What you define as right and wrong are moral concepts that have been redefined through societies, countries, and people over time until one day it will be ok for people to kill each other and we will self destruct our civilizations.
P.S. Don't expect to get an answer anytime soon.
Philosophers have been debating this one for a while.
2007-04-23 12:11:25 · answer #3 · answered by hopeisathingwithfeathers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about sin (a religious term), or about right and wrong?
There are absolute rights and wrongs, and we are all obliged to behave in ways that respect that fact. Sin, on the other hand, is simply a matter of violation of a set of rules set out by some religion, and none of us are obliged to worry about those things.
2007-04-23 12:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, what was your question?
I'd say that right and wrong is a purely subjective phenomenon that occurs when people cannot come to an agreement with logical, calm dialogue.
Otherwise, actions are either destructive or constructive, and there are consequences to both.
(Use the Force, Luke! Get me a cookie.)
2007-04-23 12:04:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You start off talking about right and wrong, then bring up this word 'sin'.... and you were doing so good.
Sin doesn't exist, because there are no deities to offend or defy.
2007-04-23 12:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
You have the right to do what you want as long as it does not harm another.I will give you that. If what you are doing brings harm to another, you are infringing upon their rights. That is clearly WRONG.
2007-04-23 12:02:06 · answer #7 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
every decision you make will hurt someone. There are those of us that believe we should try to make the least amount of damage and take responsibility for the damage we do cause in our decisions. "Do What Thou Wilt, That It Harm None"
2007-04-23 12:01:59 · answer #8 · answered by earthntrees 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe in karma, but I have no idea what you just rambled on about.
Are you trying to preach at us???
If so, keep practicing, hun.
2007-04-23 12:02:15 · answer #9 · answered by The Sweetness ASU 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course there's right and wrong.
That doesn't mean there's deities.
2007-04-23 12:03:43 · answer #10 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋