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tooscoops
our morals are not soley decided by religion. in fact, for many, they are 0% affected by it. role models, politics, our own reactions to things... these all have just as much if not more impact on our morals. i know i'd be sad/angry if my wife cheated on me, so why would i inflict that pain on her? no god had to exist for me to make that decision. i could go on with this, but if anyone really needs me to, you are really missing the point. sure religion CAN teach you some of that stuff, but it can also teach you an eye for an eye, incest, and sexism. yippee. religion is just one added way someone can obtain their moral fibre if they so choose.
Ok, but why would you be sad/angry? Why is it wrong? I think you guys are missing the point on how morality equates to God. I'm not saying that you have to have religion in order to determine what is right or wrong. What I'm attempting to do is take it back a step (or two) further and ask the "why" question. Cultures and different belief systems generally believe (as a whole) that adultery is wrong, but why? Because it hurts people? Why does it hurt them? Because it's wrong? Who said it was wrong? You see, it seems to me that there has to be a moral law giver, otherwise, we wouldn't feel bad about anything because it's all relative.
Many atheists argue that society dictates morality. If you dare to take this position, then I must ask you this - what if in 50 yrs from now society agreed that slavery was once again acceptable? Would that make it moral? If society dictates morality, then you must answer "yes" to this question. If society doesn't dictate what is moral or immoral, then what/who does?
Again, I'm not saying that you need religion/Bible/etc to be
told what is right or wrong. I'm merely asking that if we all have a sense of morality (atheists, Buddhist, Christians, Muslims, etc), then where did it come from and how is it that humans largely agree on the general moral issues?
