In a message dated 4/6/2007 10:36:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
, I'm not talking about the ability to live up to a moral code; I'm asking about the source of that ethical and moral code in the first place if you--editorially--don't accept the existence of the Divine. Make it a good day. --Louis-- Why is it inconceivable that individuals could develop their own moral codes in the absence of a presumed divine presence? If we need god watching us, the promise of reward or the threat of punishment to make us good, I don't think we are being all that good, really. I was amazed by how many of my non-religious friends and family suddenly got religion when they had children. It was as if they lacked the confidence suddenly to know and teach right from wrong without the code and the stories about heaven and hell and the rest of it. I've never lied to my child (9 years old) about my doubts concerning any kind of god or afterlife. I told her she is free to examine and test out any religion (except the ones that involve human sacrifice or becoming the 150th wife of a cult leader ; ) ). I can't imagine needing someone else's rulebook to teach my child right from wrong. I think I am quite competent to do that. I could be wrong about that, but I don't think so. Nancy Melucci LBCC LB CA Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College Long Beach CA. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
