emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
It is the literal equivalent of what he is saying. He comes to the conclusion that, if no god, then murder is not wrong. There is no getting around that.I don't think that is what Weatherman2020 means at all.
Now, Can you or can you not see how a person mind find that utterly immoral and shameful?
Sure but Weatherman2020's way of saying it is
* if you rely on manmade laws, then all it takes is passing a law making murder legal and then it's okay by manmade laws
* so W is saying that respect for higher laws (which Christians call God's laws) having authority, DESPITE the relative laws of man that may or may not be consistent, is still the superior authority as opposed to relying on whatever man passes and establishes through govt by the secular system of defining right and wrong
You are BOTH right.
NOBODY should rely on manmade systems on external religions or secular govt to tell us if murder is wrong.
I think Weatherman2020 is questioning what do nontheists use as their moral compass if they don't believe there is a universal moral law for all people that is inherent independent of secular govt or systems?
again I'm saying there IS a universal truth/law governing all humanity.
But no, it isn't a requirement to express God's/universal laws using only Biblical traditions.
As long as we are citing the same laws and authority/spirit of truth/justice, then the language can be relative as long as we are talking about the same things.
NOTE: in both cases, NO we don't rely on the LANGUAGE or "religious/political systems"
In both cases, both you and W are referring to invoking and enforcing the universal laws that are true for all people. You and I don't think this relies on calling it "God" and W doesn't think nontheists have this same understanding of universal laws but thinks such people rely on secular govt and manmade laws to tell them right and wrong instead of invoking the same universal authority of justice and truth that Christians are referring to