2007-09-16 14:57:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Neitzche certainly found that without God, morality could not exist, and as our society more and more forgets its Christian moorings, we have seen the morals of our society declne and the most horrible crimes to become commonplace........
2007-09-22 19:24:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand that you're just stirring the pot but here is a serious answer.
To most people, morality is just a matter of feelings. They feel bad about lying and good about helping. These feelings are generated through a process of behavior training since infancy. We are praised when our behavior is acceptable and scolded when it is not. We love praise because it make us feel good. By the time we get to be adults, imagined praise works just as well as real praise. We refer to this vague body of feelings as our conscience.
But are feelings an acceptable motivation for doing the right thing? For everyday, minor moral decisions, feelings do work to keep us subservient to societal wishes, but they are a very shallow foundation. We have no moral obligation to feelings. Nor do we have a moral obligation to even do those things that are in our best interest.
2007-09-18 05:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never be bullied nor ever feel inferior to an atheist. Try to always put Jehovah God first in whatever you do in life and that includes being in the face of those who hate him and his son.
They should not scare you and you do not have to go down to their level. You can smile when they behave this way because you know what God's word, the Bible says about ridiculers:
Ridiculers are, in general, detestable to others. (Proverbs 24:9) If such do not accept reproof, they will experience disaster. (Proverbs 1:22-27) And how despicable are those who deride the poor, or their own parents. (Proverbs 17:5; 30:17) Ridiculers often refuse to listen to rebuke (Proverbs 13:1) and do not love those reproving them. (Proverbs 9:7, 8; 15:12) Nevertheless, they should be disciplined for the benefit of others. (Proverbs 9:12; 19:25, 29; 21:11) Instead of keeping company with such unholy ones, it is better to drive them away; much happier are those who refuse to sit with ungodly ridiculers.—Psalms 1:1; Pr 22:10.
“For you know this first, that in the last days there will come ridiculers with their ridicule, proceeding according to their own desires.” (2 Peter 3:3) Jude says that the desires of these ridiculers are “for ungodly things.” He calls them “animalistic men, not having spirituality.”—Jude 17-19
You can and should rejoice in the face of ridiculers because you know you are doing God's will and it was prophecied that these lowly ones would come out of the smallest of rocks to try to offend Jehovah and you, yet you stand strong. Rejoice in the face of ridiculers, and leave them alone.
2007-09-16 22:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Society has placed restrictions on our behavior.
Morals and ethics are human terms.
There is no grand being in the sky taking conduct grades.
2007-09-24 09:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by Iconoclast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are all children of God, we all have an inherent desire to lead an ethical life, weather we claim a belief in Go or not. This is why Atheists are still good people becuase weather they like it or not, they are also children of Heavenly Father. people can make poor decisions and do bad things throughout life, but we all have inside us the ability to and natural desire to bring about good.
2007-09-24 19:49:51 · answer #5 · answered by Boomer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guide my own life using the morals and ethics my parents taught me......and the ones I've learned as a mature, responsible person.
2007-09-16 22:03:26 · answer #6 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Without some supernatural being to watch over you,maybe you could guide yourself in life!
2007-09-16 22:10:22 · answer #7 · answered by Angie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. I don't need an imaginary, supernatural being in order to have ethics or morals. Neither do all of the other ethical, moral atheists / agnostics that I know.
2007-09-16 22:03:24 · answer #8 · answered by Jess H 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
um... no you still have morals and ethics to guide you... with or without a supernatural being, stuff like murder is still wrong
2007-09-16 22:03:40 · answer #9 · answered by lizi g 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Untrue. (Also not a question...) There are plenty of happy, healthy, ethical atheists and agnostics out there.
2007-09-16 22:01:52 · answer #10 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋