Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Leaderboards
Games
Our Blog
Blogs
New entries
New comments
Blog list
Search blogs
Credits
Transactions
Shop
Blessings: ✟0.00
Tickets
Open new ticket
Watched
Donate
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
More options
Toggle width
Share this page
Share this page
Share
Reddit
Pinterest
Tumblr
WhatsApp
Email
Share
Link
Menu
Install the app
Install
Forums
Discussion and Debate
Discussion and Debate
Ethics & Morality
Where does morality come from?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Kylie" data-source="post: 73928735" data-attributes="member: 343110"><p>Here's the thing.</p><p></p><p>Let's say God appears to you and says that you are released from all moral obligations. That is, you can do whatever you want - murder, steal, do whatever you want, and you will not suffer any punishment for it. Not from Human justice and not even from God's justice. You are guaranteed to go to Heaven, no matter what, and in the meantime, you can commit whatever crimes you want, no matter how terrible.</p><p></p><p>Would you do it?</p><p></p><p>And don't try to get around it by saying God would never give you such an option or anything like that. Assume that it really is God, and the offer is genuine.</p><p></p><p>The way I see it, the choices people have when I ask them this are either that they would (in which case the only reason they don't already do those things is out of fear of punishment, and they aren't moral people after all), or that you wouldn't (in which case your morality doesn't come from God since he has just removed any moral obligation he had given you).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kylie, post: 73928735, member: 343110"] Here's the thing. Let's say God appears to you and says that you are released from all moral obligations. That is, you can do whatever you want - murder, steal, do whatever you want, and you will not suffer any punishment for it. Not from Human justice and not even from God's justice. You are guaranteed to go to Heaven, no matter what, and in the meantime, you can commit whatever crimes you want, no matter how terrible. Would you do it? And don't try to get around it by saying God would never give you such an option or anything like that. Assume that it really is God, and the offer is genuine. The way I see it, the choices people have when I ask them this are either that they would (in which case the only reason they don't already do those things is out of fear of punishment, and they aren't moral people after all), or that you wouldn't (in which case your morality doesn't come from God since he has just removed any moral obligation he had given you). [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Discussion and Debate
Discussion and Debate
Ethics & Morality
Where does morality come from?
Top
Bottom