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- From: nedwie@jec305.its.rpi.edu (Erik Jason Nedwidek)
- Subject: Re: Removing "god" from morality. (was: Moral liberty)
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 06:46:48 GMT
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- There seems to be alot of talk here of morality as an absolute.
- Morality is actually a set of rules governing what is good and bad and can
- vary between cultures and even individuals. What is right and what is wrong
- is a creation of man (or if you so choose to believe your deity(s)(not meant
- to be derogatory)). Trying to compare two sets of morals as to their level
- of morality means you are taking moral system A comparing it to B, using C.
- Where C may be a satanists morals and A and B are Christian and Jewish
- morals. To the satanist both A and B would be pretty immoral. Also
- religions are more of a way to enforce a moral system (sort of like your
- mother saying 'Just you wait until your father gets home'). I myself am an
- atheist. I show common courtesy to other people, obey the law, and stay
- away from violence. But I do have the occassional drink and I am not a
- virgin, in some peoples eyes this would make me as sinful as Charles Manson.
- I think that I am basically a good person, nothing that I do infringes on
- another person's rights or happiness. In my moral system evil is forcing
- others to do what they feel is wrong because you feel it is right.
-
- -- Erik
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