What proof do you have that removing moral power out of the hands of humanity will improve things? Such a thing has never happened.In that case, are there any assurances that our determinations won't shift? Is there any way to remove such moral power out of the hands of humanity so that we don't devour ourselves by our own self determination?
What proof do you have that morality is not a human owned concept?When I speak of authority, I am speaking of one who occupies a certain position. In regards to morality, it would have to be a being who owns the rights to such things and is therefore in a position to judge. If morality is a human owned concept, then humans are the moral authority.
Greater than humanity? By whose standard? I know of no moral being that humanity has determined to be greater than we are; do you?When I speak of divinity, for the sake of argument, I am not specifically pointing in any direction, I am simply referring to that which is greater than humanity in such a way that we owe our being to it.
Aren’t those just empty words without enforcement? What’s to prevent me from proclaiming myself the moral authority and all who disagree illegitimate? How is this different?Disagreements may be understandable, but the nature of authority, in the philosophical sense, is that it is the authority, and all disagreements are illegitimate if they stem from a source that is not authoritative.
But we do judge those things. As humans we judge everything.If something is truly divine, I would assume that whether we agree or disagree, it should not be up to us to decide, because it would then be up to us to judge such things.
What’s wrong with the term compel? If the God you worshipped communicated with me in a way I could understand and convince me he is morally superior to me, I may be compelled to respect your God as my moral authority. However as it is, I have no communication with your God only with people like you who have no credibility in my view.This is a good question, although I would object to the term "compel" when it comes to the God I worship.
If I have no way to communicate with your God, how am I supposed to know how he acts? The only thing I see are people with obvious agendas and no credibility who claim he acts this way or that way; no actual proof of how he acts.Regardless, I believe that such an authority could foster respect if it acts in a way that is worthy of respect.
Again; without enforcement, or communication I see no way it could possibly have governance over us. Do you? If so; how?It is not merely about whether we agree or disagree with it, but whether its position over us is legitimate and its governance over us does not leave us as poor reflections of itself.
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