To: little jeremiah
The decent agnostics and atheists that I have discussed this with use the 10 Commandments minus the references to God as a guideline for their morality and standards of right and wrong.
98 posted on
11/22/2004 10:54:05 PM PST by
B4Ranch
(The lack of alcohol in my coffee is forcing me to see reality!)
To: B4Ranch
Unfortunately there are many who are not decent, and many who use the line of reasoning (if it can be called "reasoning") that each person should just think up their own moral guidelines, if they want some.
I don't know why these people don't see that by each person depending on his/her own mind, we wind up with skin lampshades, cattle cars full of Jews, and extermination camps.
And 40+ million babies killed before breathing air.
102 posted on
11/22/2004 11:05:39 PM PST by
little jeremiah
(Moral absolutes are what make humans human.)
To: B4Ranch
The decent agnostics and atheists that I have discussed this with use the 10 Commandments minus the references to God as a guideline for their morality and standards of right and wrong.
"And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.
We are instructed by our founder not to completely disregard those who believe morality can be maintained without religion, for their intentions are well-meaning, but instead to use caution as we indulge them. As we can see so clearly today, over-indulgence bears a tremendous penalty.
103 posted on
11/22/2004 11:06:43 PM PST by
so_real
(It's all about sharing the Weather)
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