I don't welcome supernatural beliefs in any circunstances.
Meanwhile, I think of Ethics as one of the main reasons for being of religions.
Meanwhile, I think of Ethics as one of the main reasons for being of religions.
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If the supernatural claims of your religion were refuted, would you still adhere to the ethics?
- Thread starter Vouthon
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I didn’t have either of those examples in mind. I agree that they’re not really found in the Bible.
I was getting at more general concerns, not the specifics of any belief system.
For instance, say the question is whether it’s morally acceptable to kill another person. The circumstances when the answer might be “yes” could depend on factors like:
- whether a legitimate authority has prohibited (or commands) the killing: e.g. Does God exist? If so, what does he say about the matter?
- the consequences for the other person: e.g. does he go to Heaven? Hell? Neither?
- the consequences for the killer: e.g. is he rewarded in Heaven? Punished in Hell?
- the consequences for others: e.g. does the family of the person killed starve on the streets or will the Holy Spirit provide for them? Is the killer’s family “punished to the seventh generation?”
Proper ethical judgements have to take the consequences of our actions into account. What we believe about the supernatural affects how we perceive these consequences and therefore affect our ethical judgements.
joe1776
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Let's assume that we know the facts involved in a killing. We know exactly what happened. So, the only question is: Was the act morally justified or not?
It's universally recognized that this judgment is best done by a jury of minds with no relevant bias on the issue. So, if you're saying that religious doctrine can create biases capable of throwing judgment off its correct course, that's obviously true.
For example, we know that if the killing that interests us here is a case involving a woman who claims self-defense in killing her husband she is unlikely to get a fair trial in many countries.
So, if I'm reading you right, and you're saying that what one believes about the supernatural is capable of creating biases, I'd agree.
If these are kept then the supernatural cannot be considered to have been refuted.
The biblical source has never given advice that would further lead man into naturalistic bondage.
