Posted on 01/27/2005 9:08:45 AM PST by Zyke
If christians use God's laws as a moral compass, what do atheists use to guide their moral belief? How do they know what is right and wrong? Why do they follow any laws at all?
I am just seeking some knowledge to help me understand.
That certainly was not an intended result! George Washington's second inaugural address made plain that he considered removing religion from government would mean the failure of the republic, warning against the godlessness overtaking the French.
Didn't George Washington kiss the bible when he took the oath of office?
George was probably right about the cheese eating surrender monkeys. I think the other George (Bush) was correct too, when he told the pro lifers that the way to win the battle with the abortionists was to change their hearts and minds. The battle is not Christianity vs the rest of the world, it is understanding vs ignorance.
I don't think we really differ too much in our views dangus although my religious preference would be closer to the deists than yours I think.
You don't know what your talking about and neither did the other guy. The one principle that this country was founded on and which still is the basis for American philosophy is this:
Rights are granted by the Creator, God. Not theocracy but theism writ large.
natural law
Just because some people choose to not act morally doesn't make object morality non-existent.
An atheist in America, or a cannibal atheist elsewhere?
Somebody had to tell them (atheists) right/wrong, want ketchup on him/her?
It's not supposed to be...
And if it is, what or who is its god?
Evolution is its' official state religion. Humanism is its' deity.
The NET Bible translator notes for "murder", in Exodus 20:13
The verb jXr (rasah) refers to the premeditated or accidental taking of the life of another human being; it includes any unauthorized killing (it is used for the punishment of a murderer, but that would not be included in the prohibition). This commandment teaches the sanctity of all human life. See J. H. Yoder, Exodus 20,13: Thou Shalt Not Kill, Int 34 (1980): 394-99; and A. Phillips, Another Look at Murder, JJS 28 (1977): 105-26.
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