Here’s What Is Wrong with Our Culture’s Morality
Greg Koukl discusses how society’s view of morality has changed and why most people are split between two worlds when it comes to real-world application of their beliefs.
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you could almost say most are doing "what is right in their own eyes", …
Your perspective was very interesting on this subject, but there are a few issues I noticed with your argument:
One issue is that you are assuming that God has to be human-like in nature: meaning that God has to have an objective stance for morality. If this is true and God is perfect in nature then why wouldn't God have created us to be perfect from the start? If in the end you follow this agenda and simply believe in God then you get this perfect body when you die, then how can we call God all-loving if he picks favorites for who gets to be perfect in eternity? From an outsider looking in, this looks like an agenda to exploit individuals during life and promise them a rewared when they die when in reality nobody really knows what happens when we die.
Another issue I see that is that ALL moral foundations are subjective. You absolutely can have have an objective moral standard without a God: this is why we have a legal system. If morals were objective, then there would be no need for a system to hold individuals accountable for failing to adhere to simple moral codes. You're analogy of the school zone speed limit hits the nail on the head, but the only issue is that you sort of used a straw man to jump from authoritative figures determining morality to saying that we must have a God. This is why you see "Hell" not only in the Christinaity, but in all of the Abrahamic faiths. Without this "punishment" meant to instill fear in people there is no motivation to adhere to to rules much like you said.
Overall, I enjoyed hearing your thoughts and largely agree with your position regarding individualism leading to some people taking more from the system. By the very nature of living together in a society we all have to adhere to some sort of objective moral code to prevent people from taking advantage of one another. I do believe in a higher power, but I do not necessarily think that this higher power intended for us to live by rules. The rules only apply to humans and many things deemed "sinful" happen in this creation that God placed right before our eyes. I think that religions were all initial attempts to create an objective moral standard given the lack of formal legal systems that we have in place today; however, at the end of the day nobody really knows the entire truth and my perspective is subject to change much like everybody else's.
You got it Greg! 100%
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Sinners sin. That is the answer to your statement.
This is a home run!