tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949912.post115912284361358844..comments2023-07-20T05:05:53.380-07:00Comments on Liminality: MoralityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949912.post-1159885262990592002006-10-03T07:21:00.000-07:002006-10-03T07:21:00.000-07:00"Jews believe the rules in the Torah are for them,..."Jews believe the rules in the Torah are for them, and they're the only people who should live by them, and too bad about those other folks."<BR/><BR/>Just a little word quibble here. I don't think Jews think it's "too bad" for the rest as in you're out, we're in. I think it's more: We're the ones who have been chosen to carry the burden to show others how to live---an example I guess---but Topwomenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850301190846232762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949912.post-1159386907547968252006-09-27T12:55:00.000-07:002006-09-27T12:55:00.000-07:00I see the difference as being about one's attitude...I see the difference as being about one's attitude about human nature. Christians seem very pessimistic, saying we are born evil (original sin).<BR/><BR/>I'm quite positive about human nature, seeing people as born good. Maybe it's because I've seen this in action with my own son. There is not an evil bone in his body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949912.post-1159372264064608242006-09-27T08:51:00.000-07:002006-09-27T08:51:00.000-07:00That's part of the point, Kathy. Athiests, by and ...That's part of the point, Kathy. Athiests, by and large, are good moral people because it's the *right thing to do*, as human beings, as members of a global community. They don't *need* a higher power telling them how to behave, holding an axe of eternal damnation over their heads. They develop a moral code through observation, and experience. They learn how to interact with other humans in a EleriCookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405443595634157878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949912.post-1159369753847578002006-09-27T08:09:00.000-07:002006-09-27T08:09:00.000-07:00Eleri We all have to live by rules in this world....Eleri We all have to live by rules in this world.<BR/>What rules do atheists live by.Go google the atheists web site. There is no moral code that they all adhere to.<BR/><BR/>Without rules we have anarchy. It's okay to say that atheists can be moral.. But what code or beliefs do they all adhere too..<BR/><BR/>There is no cohesion there.<BR/> There is no onus <BR/>on them to act in a moral way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com