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Sorry, Flinty, nothing personal
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Originally posted by Spanky
One point is that religions seem to move beyond their own rules. We don't kill children that disobey their parents like is commanded in the old Testament. Even Jesus in Mathew stated that one should follow all the laws (keep Kosher etc). Yet todays Christians don't. Both the Old Testament and the New Testament seem to accept slavery. I believe the Koran does not critisize slavery. Yet most Muslems, Jews and Christians today all believe slavery is wrong. It seems that most Religions adopt the same morality even if their "rule book" does not support it. I just don't see this convergence on the same moral principles comes about because of rational dialogue. It seems that we all have the same moral instincts that when we discuss the issues these instincts just seem to come out in the form of common sense.
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How can you tell that it's instinct instead of the result of deliberation and dialogue over time?
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