Alphonso Brake: @ChibiThose same things, genocide, terror, have all been committed by Christians as well.
Stanton Valdivia: Hi ya okei!I like this question!Well... It certainly doesn't come from society in general. I mean...c'mon where in history has man shown that he can bring true peace and true security to the world. We are all human! History to present day shows... how we as humans tend to rule. Perpetual wars upon wars,Nuclear holocaust or pollution of ourselves to our own detriment is proof of greed and lust for power!Just as why we were told for centuries... man cannot know the knowledge of what is good and what is bad. We have no guidance otherwise. All is asked of us is that we just rely on one that knows,that we as free wills cannot rule ourselves in decency and truth. But free thinking humans think and blindly assume we are the center of all that exists. Which even the ancients of china beheld was not possible as human kind.Satan is not the fault ,human! s are not the fault,God is not the fault. Being created as a free will ,all aware creation has decisions as to is God Right.. or is he wrong. So far.. I see humans with out guidance and morals,many become immoral..Satan Who was just as perfect as we.... chose power of control and said we are all created free wills, so let humans and himself do what we want and see if we do not survive without you. Are we surviving? or are we drowning in our own mire?Thanks! Nice question!...Show more
Dick Maisenbacher: Morality, I believe, is simply the 'rules' one obeys to live in a somewhat peaceful society. If I have stuff and you want it, I can never leave my stuff alone because you might steal it. If we agree that I won't take your stuff if you don't take mine, I won't hurt you if you don't hurt me, etc, it allows us to do other, more useful things. Society advances and we progress until another problem arises, and we make another 'rule.' Human nature being what it is, we! don't always adhere to the rules, so we make a rule for when ! we fail to follow rules - we apologize, or make restitution, which eases our conscience and allows the person we've wronged to forgive us. I don't think 'morality' is anything that actually exists. If it was something real, I think we'd all have the same morals, but it's pretty clear that, while many societies share many of the same morals, there all many things that are moral in one culture and not moral in another, which seems to me to be proof that morality is something arbitrary and invented - probably invented way back before we were even people, because even animals have their own 'morality.'Interesting question!...Show more
Pamela Meno: Titou & Bilbo, I wish I could decode what you were saying better. You both seem to be arguing from circumstances, either historical or the world as it is now and focusing more on immorality. Is morality the absence of immorality, or immorality the absence of morality? Certainly the existence of one seems to imply the existence! of the other.So... where does it come from? Still thinking on that one......Show more
Lenard Ginyard: Most Christians can read and write. What makes them different is what they choose to read and write. Once they are taught to have faith in illogical reasoning, any authority figure such as a priest or ruler, can steer them in any number of directions to gain power and control.People that are as easily duped by" authority figures" as Christians, can and are led to perform heinous acts in the name of their God....Show more
Barrett Felicia: No theory is valid until it is proven. Then it becomes scientific fact.The problem Christians have with the Theory of Evolution is that it is not taught as a theory. It is taught as fact.H...Show more
Son Ahlers: Evolution is not based on good science. Right from the beginning, how does it say life began? Where is your evidence to PROVE this. Furthermore, according to your theory, since God does not exist, he also di! d not create the universe. You need to be able to explain how the univ! erse came into existence. Scientist keep coming up with theories and acting like they have proven that God does not exist. The problem is that they have to keep changing those theories after they find out they were wrong.Evolution will eventually end up on the scrape heap of discarded foolishness....Show more
Antonia Quinnett: One of the inherent qualities of animals was existing here behind every creation. The physical body put on different clothes in different climates and different occasions and in social relationship, the morality - a virtue - remains, that our mind is used to put on at the deserving situations. It is neither apple or mango of the garden of Eden, nor the Adam's apple. But the sweetness in them is inherent and this sweetness makes them distinctive among the fruits-world. Morality makes one distinctive among the human world....Show more
Seema Hosfeld: so then i guess germans are uneducated about the holocaust right? i guess every mexican! is at fault for the crime and murdering happening right now. oh and how about terrorism? I guess those muslims need to wake up huh. I think MAYBE you need to stop generalizing CHRISTIANS...evil is found everywhere in every race culture religion country whatever! there do happen to be a lot of wolves in sheeps clothing too...God knows every single persons heart....!
Carolin Southers: I am not going to deny these atrocities at all, but the Christian religion (in its various forms) have been used as cover. It was not only Christianity, but political ambitions were probably a more potent driving force. I don't think that it was like how nietzsche's ideals inspired Hitler in WW2, if you were trying to get to that. Good Question Nonetheless.
Donald Caravalho: There are no gods. There is no science of God. All religions were invented by humans. All gods are myths. In ancient times people were very afraid of storms and earthquakes and volcanoes and many things. They! thought the gods or the spirits of the ancestors might help them, if t! hey worshiped and sacrificed. So people invented the idea of gods. Gods could get angry and kill whenever they wanted. Gods could give a good harvest, or they could cause famine. These stories helped people understand the good and evil actions of humans, and the random acts of nature. Then a few people made religion so that certain individuals could gain wealth and power. "Give money to our temple (or whatever building) or we'll tell everyone you're doing witchcraft and you'll burn." Just like paying protection money to the mafia. And it's been building ever since.Finally in the 21st century, in the West, people can say they're Atheist, Humanist or Agnostic. This is wonderful. Freedom is wonderful. Kindness, love and compassion come from the human mind. Live your life now, with love and compassion....Show more
Granville Stray: I know all about those events. ;p Just because of what people in my religion did in the past doesn't mean the belief is bad. Americans and Eur! opeans practiced slavery; does that mean that Americans and Europeans are evil? Just because a group of Germans killed Jews does that mean that all Germans are Jew-killers? o3o Not really.The current Christians aren't accountable for what people in our religion did in the past. 'o.o It's the belief that counts, not the actions of the people who follow it. ^.^...Show more
Danette Slotnick: Christianity is not properly represented by the Inquisition and the Salem Witch Trials. Though these things happened in the name of "Christianity" it does not mean that this is what Christianity teaches. Instead, Christianity professes conversion by love not by torture. Those who used coercive means did so against the Christian scriptures.•Matt. 5:43-44, "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.' 44 'But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.'" •Rom. 16:19, "For the report of your obedience has reached t! o all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in ! what is good, and innocent in what is evil." •Col. 4:5-6, "Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned, as it were, with salt, so that you may know how you should respond to each person." •1 Tim. 3:7, "And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he may not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil." There have been times in the Christian church where those who have claimed to follow Christ have done horrible things. They have done these things not because Christ teaches them, but because they have not listened to the word of God. As is frequently established in history when anyone comes into complete political and military control abuse almost always follows. The Inquisition was a Roman Catholic invention intended to root out all sorts of "heresies." The Inquisition used torturous means to force confessions out of people. Thousands were killed merc! ilessly and unjustly. The Protestant Reformation distances itself from the Catholic Inquisition, yet has its own sordid history. The witch trials we had here in America among some Puritans is an example. They allowed their paranoia and ignorance to overtake reason and scripture. As a result, many people were killed because they were accused of being witches -- and they weren't.Again, this does not mean that Christianity is false anymore than the police force is false because one or two cops did bad things in the name of the law. Instead of looking at the two cops, the whole of the police force, its goals, other cops, and its history of sacrifice and protection must be examined as well. The same holds true for Christianity. It has a great history of helping countless people, establishing orphanages, building shelters, helping famine-ravaged countries, and seeks to aid the downtrodden.If anyone wishes to condemn Christianity because of the failures of its members, then will! they also look at its successes and approve of Christianity? It would ! only be fair to look at the whole of Christian history and more importantly at what the Bible actually teaches, in particular the New Testament, from which Christianity is derived.Believe in Christianity because Jesus Christ claimed to be God in flesh, died for our sins, rose from the dead, and has given us the New Testament. Believe in Jesus because He performed miracles in front of eyewitnesses, and He said that He was the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6). Believe Christianity because of who Jesus is, not because of what some so-called Christians did in error....Show more
Logan Bero: Most animals have a system of morality, only it would be different in one way or another from ours. It's an evolved trait. For example, a wolf in a pack who plays too rough will not be played with, killing your pack members over a game is immoral so you may be killed, etc, etc...Morality tends to be more complex with social animals like humans, dogs, wolfs, many monkeys, etc sin! ce it is good for the society to survive. Basically, it is one of those things were we don't all get guns and start shooting our neighbors for the food in their fridges, or whatever. Similar reasons with other social animals (Not cats...). So animals with complex social systems tend to have more complex morality. Animals without a social structure also have morality, however it tends to be much, much less complex. Often it is more limited, especially with predators.It's evolved, often adapted to the social evolution. Because humans are extremely socially adaptable (change organization (Society) very quickly and drastically) much of our morality is learned, but the basics is instinct. Basically, morality is evolved. From this evolution the basics of learning local morality is evolved also. So for most species, partly learned partly genetic....Show more
Romeo Tinnea: Pick one of the following:i) There are three or four major variations on the theory of evolution, all of! which demonstrate the other variations are invalid.ii) There are some ! major problems with the theory of evolution. The least significant is the paleontological anomalies one has to ignore. The most significant are the biological anomalies it can't explain. BTW, the Genesis account of Creation does fit with the "Big Bang" theory of the Universe. So that isn't an issue....Show more
Joni Ziak: Jesus is God, our Creator and Savior.
Tijuana Tatsak: It shocks me...have they forgotten of the conflicts they have caused in history?The 30 years war?St Bartholomew's Day Massacre?The Spanish reconquista?The Great Schisms? (Of year 1000 and Avignon)The Avignon Papacy?The Crusades? (All 3)The Inquisition?Collapse of the Holy Roman Empire?The French Religious Civil Wars? (All 8)The Protestant Reformation? (Many persecutions occurred)The German Peasant Wars?The Schmalkaldic War?The Dutch Revolt?And many...many more revolts, civil conflicts, and international wars...What about problems like witch hunting? All the people who were killed there?The! persecutions in the scientific revolution?The persecutions in the Enlightenment?And modern conflictsChild Abuse?Prejudice against other religions?Religious persecution in foreign countries?Take Y!A for example, all the bickering that goes on here.It baffles me, how either Christians are ignoring this...or they are uneducated of what their people have done in the past and present, and what might come.What do you think of this?...Show more
Terresa Tsasie: I think it's a mixture of both the ignorant and the ones ignoring, as well as the ones that think it was okay because of "purification" processes. I actually had one trying to convince me of some returning of christ and a purification of sorts, where 3/4 of the world would be wiped out and what would be left would all be believers and then married women would have lots of babies and there would be no more "career women" addicted to "the pill." They still think it's okay to MURDER non believers. It says so in their bib! le. Of course, most "contemporary christians" or "moderates" will pick ! and choose what they want to believe or follow out of the bible. Point is, people need to wake up. Instead they "...disregard the facts of this world out of deference to the God who lurks in his mother's and father's imaginations."- Sam Harris. How is religion the only thing people will blindly follow and believe in but everything else they need proof for. Hello? Wake up world. Religion is not relevant and is actually harmful and hindering positive change.EDIT: And yes, some of you are right. It isn't ONLY Christians, it's ALL organized religion. Think about what's going on in the middle east right now. Today! It's like medieval times, except for now they have 21st century weapons, and they ALL want to DIE while fighting for their god and putting the rest of the nonbelievers in hell. What does this mean for the world?...Show more
Marcellus Yoshimori: Hello Cassie: The Bible and scientific knowlege are compatable, the problem is that life did not evolve. It was crea! ted, many people believe that the earth and mankind was created in a literal six days, This is not so. The creation process took a long time, Psalms 90:4 says, For a thousand years are in your eyes but as yesterday when it is past, -- 2 Peter 3:8 says However, let this one fact not be escaping your notice, beloved ones, that one day is with Jehovah as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. This means that God's time can take thousand of years, so this is compatable with scientific knowlege. Also, in the book of Job 26:7 says He is stretching out the north over the empty place, Hanging the earth upon nothing, This was written many thousands of years, before man began to learn that the earth was a part of space. Study of the Bible is very important, and it is compatible with scientific study...Show more
Jammie Taddei: Most of us want to forget and not judge one another but I am sure that you are blaming Christians and adding some extra events to your lis! t that has little or nothing to do with Christianity...Right?...Come on! now, be honest>:)
Thurman Buege: Who knows? They seem to think they are immune to doing bad things.
Virgilio Echter: 'The fact that we are genetically created hybrids where does that leave God?' In the Bronze Age where he belongs..
Tommy Durrenberger: ...Then why do they choose to not believe in only one major scientific theory - evolution? If all of the other theories are valid, then evolution is valid as well since the theory came about in a similar fashion as all other scientific theories, using the established forms of the scientific method. If evolution isn't valid because of biblical scripture, then what other scientific theories aren't valid because of the bible? Other than the formation of the universe, of course....Show more
Claude Gloden: You are taught morality. And what you are taught is based on the culture in which you were raised. And it has changed greatly throughout the centuries. And changed back. And change again. I mean, co! nsider the differences in what was considered moral in Victorian England vs. what is considered moral today. And go back to the middle ages, and it was moral to burn some one considered a witch. It was moral for a Lord to claim the Lords right of first intercourse with any female vessel on his property. Changes changes changes....Show more
Truman Biby: Morality is human nature, it lies within all of us. It is existent in every human being. Calling it an illusion is quite presumptuous.
Elva Batie: Evolution doesn't use the scientific method to derive its theory. It is all just pure speculation, except they make it seem valid by calling themselve "scientist".
Krystal Cordovano: We should put Him first in our lives. "The Lord our God is but one only living and true God; whose subsistence is in and of himself, infinite in being and perfection, whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but himself; a most pure Spirit, invisible ... who only hath immortali! ty, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto, who is immuta! ble, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, every way infinite, most holy, most wise, most free, most absolute, working all things according to the counsel of his own immutable and most righteous will for his own glory, most loving, gracious merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin, the rewarder of them that diligently seek him, and withal most just, and terrible in his judgments, hating all sin, and will by no means clear the guilty. ... he is the alone fountain of all being, of whom, through whom, and to whom are all things, and he hath most sovereign dominion over all creatures, to do by them, for them, or upon them, whatsoever himself pleaseth; in his sight all things are open and manifest, his knowledge is infinite, infallible, and independent upon the creature, so as nothing is to him contingent or uncertain; he is most holy in all his counsels, in all his works, and in all his commands; to him is due ! from angels and men whatsoever worship, service, or obedience, as creatures they owe unto the Creator, and whatever he is further pleased to require of them. "In this Divine and Infinite Being there are three subsistences, the Father, the Word (or Son), and the Holy Spirit: of one substance, power, and eternity, each having the whole divine essence, yet the essence undivided; the Father is of none neither begotten, nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father and the Son, all infinite, without beginning, therefore but one God, who is not to be divided in nature and being, but distinguished by several peculiar relative properties and personal relations; which doctrine of the Trinity is the foundation of all our communion with God, and our comfortable dependence on Him" (The Philadelphia Confession of Faith, The Baptist Association at Philadelphia, Sept. 25, 1742)....Show more
Hugo Pittari: Apples are given to T! eachers as a symbol of knowledge. I wouldn't be suprised if it was a ty! pe of fig tree and they told the kids apples so they wouldn't desire to go after it. Mission fig create serotonin. I wouldn't be suprised if the tree of life was a Ginko for its stinky life giving fruit and one tree can be 2500 years old.
Rheba Cockman: to those whose argument involves the word theory:theory doesn't mean "best guess"it means that it is the excepted way of thinkingelectricity is a theory.and how can you call it "pure speculation" when there is so much physical evidence?even in the poor way are bodies are fashioned- bad knees, bad feet, genitals in such a fragile casing. man i could go on for hours...Show more
Dedra Furguson: QUOTE: "Collapse of the Holy Roman Empire?"I suppose you might mean the Roman Empire. If so, it might interest you to know that modern historians do not take their cue from Edward Gibbon.If you do mean the Holy Roman Empire, it might also interest you to know that that disappeared in 1806, when Napolean decided he had no furt! her use for it....Show more
Booker Moros: The definition of religion is faithBelief in God = faithTherefore your statement "think outside the box of religion" appears theologically illogical
Donnell Nocella: @Anthony DThe HRE was a established economic empire, Napoleon was a pious Christian, you should know if you study European History. He say it as a threat to his own policies
Theresia Fashaw: Well, it has nothing to do with our "fallen nature" as that never happened. You don't gain moral insight by eating a fruit.Hell, you don't even get a full day's serving of fiber by eating a fruit.To think simply taking a bite out of a pomegranate somehow gave mankind a fully fleshed out understanding of the moral differences in right and wrong is somewhere north of insane in my book. That said, morality comes from nature. It is inborn to each species through evolution in whatever manifestation best helps that species survive.We humans, for example, are social anima! ls and social animals are encoded not to kill their own without reason,! especially not members of their own immediate family or tribe. Why? Because you cannot have a stable social structure when every member is living under constant fear of being murdered by the others. The trade off made in a social structure is that you won't kill me, but in turn, I won't kill you either. It is an implied social contract so basic that even ants and fish understand it.And we are not alone in this.Look at any other social animal group. Packs of wolves don't murder each other willy-nilly. The only time they might is when a new alpha male is competing for pack leadership. But even when feeding, they don't kill one another to get more of the moose carcass, even though more food might be to their advantage. The GREATER advantage is the maintenance of the social structure.Piranha are the same way. Watch a good old fashioned piranha feeding frenzy and notice how, even in the frenzy, they don't murder one another.Apes, meerkats, gazelles, horses, dolphins, tetras, do! gs, lions, ants, penguins, hyenas, loaches, bees, etc, etc, etc. Across insects, birds, fish, and mammals, the natural instinct among social animals NOT to kill their own is deeply encoded in the genes.And it goes beyond killing to theft, assault, and a number of other behaviors that can potentially disrupt the social stability of the overall group.These are not the whole of human morality, but they are most definitely at the core of it. The rest of human morality comes from a continuous refinement of thousands and thousands of years of living in stable communities and studying (and applying) law, ethics, philosophy, science, politics, economics, and other social and intellectual sciences. Morals change constantly as we learn more about ourselves and our world. Always have.(Even most moral laws in the world's holy texts can be shown to exist in legal codes either pre-dating that text or existing several continents away having never been influenced by that text. Why? Because! the basis of those similar moral beliefs are internal to our kind, not! externally handed down to us. Of course all the different tribes would come up with similar rules for behavior within their tribe.)Even people who do believe in the Bible used it to morally justify slavery not 150 years ago. Now days, people claim that SAME book proves that slavery is immoral. Two hundred years before that people used the book to literally justify the burning and drowning of people accused to be witches as moral. Now, not only is it NOT moral to burn anyone for any reason, but pagan religions are protected as valid by law and the Bible crowd happily goes along with that.Why?Because the book is not an actual, stable, eternal basis for consistent moral belief. Morality changes on a social level and then we re-interpret the book to match (and then believers pretend that's what the book *really* said all along and that previous generations just misunderstood it).There is NO evidence that morality comes from religious belief.Do believers only know rape and murd! er and theft is wrong because a bronze age myth tells them so? Do they have absolutely no self-control or inherent knowledge of right and wrong without their gilded edge, leather bound textbooks to tell them the difference? No. They'd know such things were wrong had they never seen that book because it is genetically encoded in them....Show more
Jannette Kotz: Examples of virtues: Compassion, Mindfulness, Sincerity, and most others could probably be traced back to these three. Courage and honesty from sincerity, faith and wisdom from mindfulness, etc. Two of these three are not enough for a complete morality, though observing any one of these traits creates a great feeling of wellness and admiration in others. Morality to me is like the rational sum of all those "feelings".
Basil Blasingame: "Sin" and morality, or the concepts thereof, and all the stories about it, comes from man in his effort to control other men.
Kris Otuafi: probably evolution
Hal! Rouse: I think of Adam & Eve as a parable. I also think that God's "da! ys" are a heck of a lot longer than our own. So hey, we may only be on like, day 18 according to His calendar. It may be January 18th at 10:24 in the morning and 32 seconds. When it hits 33 seconds, we'll probably all be 50 years older or so.
Sang Hanafin: "Some of us that are able to think outside of the box"I'm betting you are putting yourself in this group? yeah, thought so.there are ways to make a point without being condescending
Christopher Calcano: I believe that God created upon this earth PRIOR TO Genesis 1:1-31, 2:1-3.I believe God destroyed all prior creation (Gen.1:2) to bring forth man created in God's likeness (Gen.1:26), with an UNBROKEN lineage beginning with Adam.Pat (ndbpsa ©)...Show more
Lu Tiner: Titou, my question wasn't inspired by what you say... more on the other side of the spectrum, by "ideals". Rational principles of responsibility and respect I take for granted but are they the base of our notion of morality which is thus en! tirely "of our mind", or does morality actually EXIST and our moral principles are there to try to get us closer to it.Does that make sense??...Show more
Margart Stimpert: you answered your own question
Vernita Robberson: Definition of the word "theory"-a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena.And "Belief"-a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing.Theory does not equal fact. Belief does not equal fact either....Show more
Booker Warlick: He is our creator but do we put him in a fictitious box that we have handed to us? Some of us that are able to think outside of the box of religion have to wonder with the science of it all and the fact that we are genetically created hybrids where does that leave God? We are made in his image and are to serve and believe in him but there is more to this.xx
Tomeka Hameen: In modern times it has been non-C! hristian dictators that have murdered millions upon millions. While wh! at the Christians did was wrong it pales in comparison to what atrocities modern day dictators have committed. The number of people murdered by dictators is in the hundreds of millions.
Ismael Sixon: God of conflict relies around a guy who is going around historic Greece, fights monsters, guardians, even deities. It has sequential instructions each and every each and every now and then, meaning you are able to press, carry, or quickly press diverse buttons interior the full sequence. besides the undeniable fact that, i might propose you play the 1st 2 video games previously, just to larger comprehend what's occurring. or you need to basically learn the 1st 2 video games, then purchase the third one. call of accountability, tale-clever, i do no longer likely comprehend, yet i comprehend it is totally frequently used for multiplayer. The COD sequence isn't in accordance with one tale all for the time of, so purchase whichever ones you like. desire that helped. :)...Show! more
Corey Rohleder: Because it is a theory. As such, the theory is subject to the same scientific scrutiny as other theories. The theory of evolution does not stand up to the scientific scrutiny that it is worthy of credible consideration. Evolution just can't hold water. The same amount of faith needed to believe the gospel and the story of creation as described in the Bible is needed to believe in the theory of evolution.
Kip Ockenfels: I think we do all have a sense of morality -- and an inherent desire to promote not only ourselves but the protection and betterment of other people and of all things.At the same time, like any subconscious thought, this can be supressed by a conscious one. I would go so far as to say that the mythology that the subconscious is a powerful force that cannot be dealt with is just part of the process of denial. Deep fear (or what we call "insecurity") can erode civilized behavior, and self-justification takes care of what is l! eft of conscience or guilt. [Maybe it is that denial which is really th! e definition of sin, that is, KNOWING what we are doing is wrong, but doing it anyway. Consider for example Jesus' words on the cross: "Forgive them, for they know not what they do."]Your question jives with one I asked recently, and so I will post a link here. My guess is that your question sprang, like mine, from the persistent pain of encountering people these days whose behavior seems to indicate that they have no conscience. These range from the posse of Hootchie-Mamas who walk shoulder to shoulder down a sidewalk spewing obscenity and trash as they go, to the bankers, "businessmen", and even clergy who we read about daily that flout any adherence to moral codes. Both groups react with similar vehement denial if confronted, or if they feel safe enough may well just head straight for violence.In either case, people like these seem to have about as much conscience as a pack of dogs or a moray eel. So a person does wonder if "morality" is not some prissy uniform we'v! e made for ourselves to look better than we are. But I think not; and so do truly great thinkers in the past, such as those cited by the fine Best Answer to my question that parallels yours:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Atfhp......Show more
Gabriel Realmuto: It seems most people have this subjective view of morality, and with the wide range of cultures we see in the world it's not surprising to come to this conclusion.But surely the moral establishment is only "moral" in so far as it does not cause harm or hurt. Whether something offends is again very subjective. So it's difficult to build any logic. It seems to me that morals must be based on "good intent" and "thoughtfulness" as well as the way our brains and society is wired....Show more
Lorine Helwick: Morality is based on a set of certain rules which are thought to be necessary for a society to exist; it's an agreement to obey those rules. Yes, it's about power, not tyranny. It's obviously a! social issue concerning man's evolution. Is character an illusion? Pro! bably, just like everything else.Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power...Lincoln.Good luck!...Show more
Robin Tommie: The main problem is that paople who are not well schooled in science (i.e., most Christians) think that a 'theory' is little more than an 'idea'. One answerer wrote something like "... after theories are proven, they become 'fact'." NEWS FLASH: No theories EVER get 'proven'. All theories are approximations. Scientists know that... uneducated people do NOT know that. 'Proof' is for mathematics, coin collecting and distilling alcoholic beverages. The only way that 'proof' is ever applied in science is in the 'negative' sense. ALL valid scientific theories are 'falsifiable'. That means that all it takes is ONE instance where something occurs that is contrary to what the theory explains or predicts, and the theory gets derailed. Guess what? Evolution has NEVER been falsified, in over 150 years since i! t was introduced. AND, all the data that continues to come in from biology, genetics, anthropology and archeology CONTINUE to strengthen the theory, and add to our understanding of it.With regard to 'fact'..."In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent'."Â ~ Stephen J. GouldThe Theory of Evolution FULLY QUALIFIES as science FACT....Show more
Merna Fauset: Read Quraan, Know th facts.He is our creator we do not have to put him in a fictitious box that we have handed to us? yes many of us that are able to think outside of the box and we have to wonder with the science and evidence.
Burt Cheevers: @Chibiso im guessing you are ignoring these atrocities?
Ambrose Mumma: Morality is inborn - you get it at birth - and it's then strengthened through the love of your family. Those who don't have a family (especially mother) can get sort of confused about morality. Also the various churches s! eem to think it's OK to abuse children by forcing them to believe whate! ver lies they specialize in. This can destroy a person's naturally occurring moral sense and leave them angry and confused....Show more
Antwan Schrum: Wesley, You make a good case for moral relativism, morals established from our genes and also taught to us by the society we grow up in.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_relativismBut man is capable of free and independent thought, so I'm not sure if I agree or not. For another view, seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_rationalism...Show more
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