Samael_Khan
Goosebender
From all perspectives, whether theological or not, what does it mean to be a better person?
By this I mean, how do we know that we are progressing or digressing as human beings morally?
And, how do we define morality? Is it merely a social construct or is there an innate morality in humans that we are progressively discovering through religion and debate? Is it maybe something implanted in us by God?
But, be warned, if someone says that we must obey a certain morality that a God defines through a Holy Book just because the Holy Book says so, that someone has to first prove that their Holy Book is undoubtedly sent down by God. Because, if we are to follow something a book says just because it says so, then we have to prove that that book has validity.
So it would be best to prove the logical reason why a said religions morality is correct and should be followed by not appealing to the religion itself.
By this I mean, how do we know that we are progressing or digressing as human beings morally?
And, how do we define morality? Is it merely a social construct or is there an innate morality in humans that we are progressively discovering through religion and debate? Is it maybe something implanted in us by God?
But, be warned, if someone says that we must obey a certain morality that a God defines through a Holy Book just because the Holy Book says so, that someone has to first prove that their Holy Book is undoubtedly sent down by God. Because, if we are to follow something a book says just because it says so, then we have to prove that that book has validity.
So it would be best to prove the logical reason why a said religions morality is correct and should be followed by not appealing to the religion itself.