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Skriven 2006-07-18 10:46:00 av Robert E Starr JR (4624.babylon5)
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"Paul Harper" <paul@harper.net> wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:22:24 -0500, "Carl" <cengman7@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Laws change all the time; there's nothing absolute about them.  Even when
>>the law is unambigious it is applied situationally and is always subject 
>>to
>>jury nullification.
>>
>>I was not saying that you can't try to define good or evil without the
>>concept of God, you simply can't define an ***absolute*** concept of them; 
>>a
>>good that is universally good and not subject to context and the will of 
>>the
>>majority.
>
> There *is* no absolute definition of good or evil. They are both
> relative terms.
>

*IF* you're wrong and there is a God, His/Her view gets to overrule you.  No 
appeals. His/Her definition is final.   That's ultimately all I've been 
trying to say.  It doesn't matter if that God even remotely resembles 
anything conceived by humans.


> And I would far rather live under a system where acts that are defined
> as "evil" are subject to modification and change. It's the only way we
> can evolve as a species. (Or are we still advocating the death penalty
> for homosexuality?)

Assuming that there is a God and that His definitions correspond to what we 
think of as Good and Evil, our interpretations are free to evolve and 
improve over time. I hope no one with a faith thinks that they have a 
complete and accurate view of their god's will. If you believe in a god, I 
would *hope* that your concept improves over time as you grow as a person.

Carl
                                                                               
                              
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