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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jeff Raven: [QB] I suppose you misunderstand my point. Morality- in this, Christian morality- served as a basis by the founding fathers. "Our Constitution was made for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the governance of any other." - John Adams "Of all the dispositions and habits that lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indespensable supports." - George Washington "We have staked the whole future of the American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future... upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves, according to the Ten Commandments of God." - James Madison My point still stands- Religion can influence and define public policy. I did not say to deport all Christians- though I'm sure Sol was just trying to be humorous.. I did not say anything about the Founding Fathers credibility, so why are you bringing that in? [QUOTE] "Could it just be that those are very good ideas which are highly beneficial to society in general, and therefore they tend to be common among most sets of laws, be they governmental or religious laws...?" [/QUOTE] Which is why I believe that Morality is absolute. [QUOTE] "Morality is absolute, not relative." No. Wrong. INCORRECT. This is FALSE, on the grounds that it cannot be proven. Go ahead and try. If anyone tells you what your morals should be, ignore them, because they are lying. [/QUOTE] Just because it cannot be proven at this time does not make it false! Want an example? Theory of Relativity, Theory of Evolution. Niether one can be proven definitely, but they fit so well it is possible they are true. But they're still unproven to definition. Furthermore, if morality is relative, then I suppose I can kill you and your family, because according to my morality its OK to do so. If anyone else says otherwise, I should ignore them then. Sol- interesting quote. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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