Do you believe that ethics and morality can be situational? In other words, is the sinfulness of an action dependent on the reason or the context of the action?
2007-08-23 01:08:35 · 5 answers · asked by chasm81 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ethics and morality must be situational, and there is no sin. Why address this to theists when you mean Christians or other people who believe in sin?
2007-08-23 01:27:52 · answer #1 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to be, God directly condoned a murder in the OT when after a winning battle a man was having sex with an enemy woman he had spared instead of killing as commanded. A "righteous" young man ran into the tent and speared both of them. The young man was praised for his holy actions and dedication to YHWH....
This is but one example of situational ethics in the bible.
Oh sorry, I'm not a theist....
2007-08-23 08:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do.
It is obviously immoral for me to go out and kill a stranger. But if said stranger is trying to kill me, or worse, my children.... he won't be on this Earth for long.
It is wrong to steal. but if my children were starving, I'd take some of your bread to feed them if I had no other choice.
I personally think that God knows what is in your heart, and bases his judgment on that, not on your actions alone. He would be a cruel God to condemn a man to Hell eternally for defending his family to the death... and I just don't see that as something my God would do.
2007-08-23 08:17:52 · answer #3 · answered by wuzzle, deus ex machina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're speaking to theists. Use shorter words and simpler grammatical structures.
2007-08-23 08:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by The Son of Man 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I assume it could be, yes.
2007-08-23 08:14:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋