by Chase Langdon
The first thing I find confusing is when I see fundamentalist Christians say that they live their life directly to the bible and announce that the entire bible is truth to the last letter, I don't think they read at all much less the bible! There are things that are preached in the bible mostly in the old testament that are upright disgusting, the the kind of things I would not find as moral teachings. Then on the other hand I see liberal Christians and educated theologians that know the bible and discard what they feel is immoral and embrace what is moral to them. If our morality really came from that religion then why would you have to discard what you feel is immoral from the book that you base your religion on? Why not just discard the bible completely for ethical teaching if you already know that rape, murder and genocide are bad and keeping promises, giving blood, not raping, and caring for ones elderly mom is good. Why not just accept that humanity is naturally good?
Why? I feel that our morality is a product of natural selection. A society that ran rampant killing, raping, stealing, and engaging in cannibalism most likely didn't last very long and if they embrace those ideals now most likely will not stand the test of time. Killing doesn't do wonders for procreation either. Plus isn't it an insult on humanity to say that the only reason we are good is because of fear of god? That insults me! I feel that our species is rather advanced and is capable of thinking and having educated thought processes. I am here to say that you are not born unto 'sin' and you are born unto innocence. You are capable of making critical decisions about morality and you are part of an ethically advanced species that thrives on those standards. Thats the positive thinking of a humanist atheist. Not the negative thinking thats in root for a totalitarian slave driver known as Yahweh.
Ethics are not a set of rules. The 10 commandments are immoral in their selves. No one needs to make decisions based on a set of ancient rules that if broken will end in certain death. Decisions should be made after much thought and critical thinking. Think of a decision that will create the most happiness and the least amount of suffering, plus take into the account the desires and potential happiness of others. Of course in a regular days time you will not want to or have the time think about every possible outcome of every decision that can be made in a given situation. Thats why you should keep in mind a standard moral principle that can be applied to most situations in your daily life. Listen to your intuitive thinking, i.e. killing is wrong most of the time, lying is wrong most of the time. If you find a situation that tests these principles then apply your critical thinking skills and act accordingly. There is no room for religious influence.
Therefor religion is not needed in moral thinking nor is it recommended. Use your human intuitive thinking for your daily moral principle and your critical thinking for every thing else. Faith leaves no room for critical thinking and therefore not be practiced.
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"Facts leave no room for possibility's."
Amber,
"Facts leave no room for possibility's."
Well facts are what we already know. In Science the possibilities are endless. I find it annoying when theists use what we do not yet understand to put god in those gaps when if we don't yet understand something say that god did it makes even more questions "such as who created the creator." Scientist love mysteries by the way, if it wasn't for the unknown the scientist would be out of a job! We know the laws of gravity and that the earth revolves around the sun, but there are things we don't yet understand and non-believers are the first to say "hey I don't know yet" but its the theist that says, since we don't' understand, then its god. which doesn't solve anything all it does is make more unsolved problems. Its not the facts that leave no room for possibilities its the theists and their blind faith and the lack of scientific investigation that holds back endless possibilities of science.
-chase
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