Morality of Sacred Scriptures

hapy
By hapy

Morality of sacred scriptures/texts does not surpass the morality of the era in which they were written.

Its a statement made by an athiest.

Agree or Disagree

By flanostu• 20 Mar 2009 09:04
flanostu

agree, but i was misquoted. what i said was

"immorality and pure vulgarity is ingrained into our way of life these days. the new scriptures being drafted will be based around sex, death and money"

you can all rest easy now go back to your debauchery.

By MissX• 20 Mar 2009 03:36
Rating: 5/5
MissX

Morality is a human concept and invention. What we define as moral is whatever the majority believes and is in constant flux.

Throughout history, religion has had the most impact on what we define as moral or not, and has generally worked as a way to limit behaviour as to not hurt or offend other people.

In some cultures it is normal to walk around either naked or with just a loin cloth, and sexual intercourse is not necessarily a private matter, but one of love and is not in the slightest bit offensive to native observers. However certain influential religions have deemed intercourse outside of marriage, and public intercourse as immoral, and the masses conceded. However change is happening, and I think the majority no longer think sex outside of wedlock is immoral. Killing other humans is also considered immoral, however once upon a time it may have been a matter of survival, much like animals today who have no concept of morality.

So what the original statement is trying to say, is that the sacred texts that preach morality, are only as moral as that period in time allowed. If someone were to write a list of immoral and moral acts each century, then they would show quite different and contradicting lists. And not one of them would be wrong.

By crazy88• 20 Mar 2009 01:57
crazy88

Disagree!! Weren't the definitions of morality defined by the so called sacred/texts written in the era talked about ??

i'm a little confused about the question. Can you rephrase it ? probably give us a multiple choice answer as well.hehe.

By anonymous• 20 Mar 2009 01:53
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

Such a heresy! Only the dark princess and his legions, would want you to be believe that.

If God dropped acid, would he see people? -- George Carlin

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