gseeker
conflicted constantly
Are our theological views responsible for the actions of those we instruct and debate?
So I've spent the last month trying to convince a friend of mine that morality is purely subjective and I've finally started getting somewhere with him.... Well today I found out that he just got arrested for grand theft auto and trying to sell stolen merchandise. This isn't normal for him. Hmmm I hope it isn't the morality conversation that did it. Maybe I should have emphasized the reasons to maintain morality even when you know it has nothing to do with God or spirituality. You have to use maturity to determine morality. For instance, even though I'm no longer a Christian I still refuse to lie yet no morality hold me from lying. I refuse to lie because it benefits me. The more people who know that I'm honest and trustworthy the easier it is to make my way through life and the more benefits ill receive from said popular opinion. Without God to govern morality you must govern it with maturity and intellect. Hmm, I really hope I'm not partially responsible for his actions.
So I've spent the last month trying to convince a friend of mine that morality is purely subjective and I've finally started getting somewhere with him.... Well today I found out that he just got arrested for grand theft auto and trying to sell stolen merchandise. This isn't normal for him. Hmmm I hope it isn't the morality conversation that did it. Maybe I should have emphasized the reasons to maintain morality even when you know it has nothing to do with God or spirituality. You have to use maturity to determine morality. For instance, even though I'm no longer a Christian I still refuse to lie yet no morality hold me from lying. I refuse to lie because it benefits me. The more people who know that I'm honest and trustworthy the easier it is to make my way through life and the more benefits ill receive from said popular opinion. Without God to govern morality you must govern it with maturity and intellect. Hmm, I really hope I'm not partially responsible for his actions.