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Permalink Reply by Jim Minion on July 14, 2011 at 9:23am

Sassan I no this can be hard at times but what I'm talking about is the Xtian moral position not current politics. The discussion is about how Xtian want to take the high ground on morality like their god invented it.

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Permalink Reply by Sassan K. on July 14, 2011 at 11:40am

But you yourself equated "western culture" and Christianity as modern-day versions of the same thing. You are the one who made such an illogical leap to begin with.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Minion on July 14, 2011 at 12:58pm

What part of I'm not talking about current politics you don't understand? The discussion is about the idea Xtian morality is gold standard and invented it.

Permalink Reply by Sassan K. on July 13, 2011 at 10:41pm

To be fair, you are mostly referring to the Old Testament in which modern day Christians generally don't adhere to.

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Permalink Reply by Rick on July 13, 2011 at 10:59pm

To be fair, most Christians hold a very Euro-centric view of their religion. A friendly little reminder that there are other faiths in the world is a good thing.

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Permalink Reply by Sassan K. on July 14, 2011 at 2:10am

And?? I know there are other world religions - many of them more peaceful than Christianity but none of them more dangerous than the evils of Islam. In fact, most Christians today are a threat on the local level with education and to the grander level to science - but they are not a threat to humanity as is the case with Islam. Christianity has become mostly benign - the teachings of Jesus and the New Testament is very much an improvement of the Old Testament for example - which advocated slavery.

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Permalink Reply by Apple on July 12, 2011 at 2:39pm

There are religions and moral philosophies older than Christianity which teach that killing, stealing, lying, rape and slavery are wrong.  And, as stated above, the Bible is pro-slavery, and pro-killing.  (as long as it's in the name of god...) 

 

His argument is false on its face.  He needs to read a bit about the history of religion and/or morality from something other than 10-page evangelical Christian comic book tracts.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 13, 2011 at 3:08pm

There are even full legal codes that predate Christianity

 

I also doubt that humanity survived for tens of thousand of years without figuring out that killing other people and stealing from them is wrong. At least within your own clan or tribe. It's in the group's best interest to treat each other well. It was only when societies became larger and more complex that sociopathy actually paid off.

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Permalink Reply by StarStuff on July 12, 2011 at 11:43pm

The Code of Hammurabi pre-dates the Ten Commandments by about 500 years...

He's a loonie. /King Arthur

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Permalink Reply by Kairan Nierde on July 13, 2011 at 12:25am

I saw the Hammurabi's stele a year and a half before I overcame my qualms and acquiesced to atheism, but it was such a moving experience to be in the presence of one of the earliest codes of law--it should have been a dead give away that I was bound for secular humanism. 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Dave G on July 13, 2011 at 3:29am

And the evidence suggests that the Old Testament borrowed heavily from Sumerian laws and legends.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on July 13, 2011 at 12:27am

I was thinking about "Christian Morality" yesterday. Theists will often ask the question, "What is the basis for atheist morality?". In turn, I thought, "What is the basis for christian morality?". According to biblical teachings, once a person "accepts Jesus into their heart", they are "saved" and they are guaranteed a spot in heaven. Once they get to heaven, there will be eternal joy, peace, happiness, and maybe 72 virgins.

 

So while on earth, why wouldn't a christian go around being gluttonous and slothful, stealing, raping,  drinking, and tripping 24 hours a day? After all, once they die, they are going to be partying in heaven for eternity?

 

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