Does this presuppose that such a manner of beast lives? One that is without morals?
I can't belive that. On 6 Apr, 12:41, Matthijs <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > First of all I want to say: good point to discuss. > > I think that the main reason for people to use moral is the fear to be > punished by other people who live without moral. That is why we have > the law to say killing is wrong, it is the line that protects you > against violence from others. May you choose to walk without moral or > law, for most people, the fear is to great to be a victim of the > chaos, in chaos the risk is much higher to be attacked. > In dutch we say:' Wie goed doet wie goed ontmoet.' That means that > when you do good things you get the best of life in return. > > I think that God does not punish for what you have become on earth. > I think that the most he will ask is for people to come to terms what > they have done and accept who they were in life. > > Life is good, > Matthijs > > On 3 apr, 11:30, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > In Dostoevsty’s novel, “Crime and Punishment”, Raskolnikov commits > > murder with the justification, “If God doesn’t exist, then anything is > > permissible.” Dostoevsky, who advocated a slavophile Christianity, > > uses the novel to argue that rationalist atheism leads to nihilism and > > chaos and that a belief in a redeeming God is the only solid basis for > > human life. > > > The theistic argument for an ultimate basis for morality is, of > > course, easy; morality is divinely deemed, proscribed, part of the > > template of existence. It gives answers to the question, “why be > > moral?” on different levels; because God has ordained it, because it > > is a God-created part of human nature, because God will punish you if > > you aren’t and reward you if you are. > > > Where can atheists find an answer to the question; why be moral? More > > practically, perhaps, if we accept secular models for organising > > society (and this is the basis of western societies), where do we find > > arguments in favour of behaving morally? In the wake of the financial > > collapse, many commentators have identified a lack of moral > > sensibility on the part of those managing and playing the markets as > > one of the underlying problems leading to the collapse. Is the basis > > of law and regulation merely deterrent; the fear of the consequences > > of being caught? > > > Francis- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
