What is the difference?

[Valjean]

In my opinion, secular morality does not exist. Morality is one and it is religious.

Moraly good is someone who chooses the path of goodness, instead of evilness.

In my religion, there is the story of Hercules standing in front of two paths. The Goddess of Good and the Goddess of Evil tell him to follow their paths. And this is where we make a choice like Hercules does.

But what determines right and wrong; good or evil? I understand you believe it's all down to God's will, but what's the intent behind his sometimes baffling rules?

 

[syo]

But what determines right and wrong; good or evil? I understand you believe it's all down to God's will, but what's the intent behind his sometimes baffling rules?

There aren't baffling rules. The two Goddesses describe their paths to Hercules clearly, I think. Let me find the wikipedia article.

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well, wikipedia doesn't have the dialogue. i will try to find the dialogue elsewhere.

 

[syo]

There aren't baffling rules. The two Goddesses describe their paths to Hercules clearly, I think. Let me find the wikipedia article.

EDIT
well, wikipedia doesn't have the dialogue. i will try to find the dialogue elsewhere.

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http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/113145/2/Hercules' Choice - Stafford 2017.pdf
I found this.

@Valjean

 

[Valjean]

There aren't baffling rules. The two Goddesses describe their paths to Hercules clearly, I think. Let me find the wikipedia article.

EDIT
well, wikipedia doesn't have the dialogue. i will try to find the dialogue elsewhere.

Why are mixed fabrics forbidden?

 

[syo]

Why are mixed fabrics forbidden?

I think it's for practical reasons.

 

[Tambourine]

Quite true, but the religious often defer to the rule book when making moral decisions, rather than analyzing the actual effects a given decision might have on others.

Case in point: anti LGBT attitudes.

I'm not sure that's always true even for the most hardcore by-the-holy-book types of religiously motivated morals.
Take, for example, the stereotypical "Do X/Don't do X or you will go to Hell" - wouldn't that be, essentially, a consequentialist argument?

Why are mixed fabrics forbidden?

By my understanding, most of the rules in Leviticus were regulations intended for priests of the Temple. Doing certain things would make them ritually Unclean and therefore unable to perform the necessary rites and duties. As far as I can tell, this principle was fairly common among Levantine and Mesopotamian religions: To perform the rituals of their faith correctly required the performer to be in the correct state of mind and body, and any variation or flaw could potentially anger God/the gods and cause the ritual to fail.

So to answer your question in that spirit, "because they make your soul filthy, preventing you from performing your sacred duties, and potentially putting your entire community in spiritual or physical jeopardy".

 

[Valjean]

I think it's for practical reasons.

So my poly-cotton blend shirt will lead to perdition?

 

[InvestigateTruth]

Is there a difference in religious/spiritual morality and non spiritual/religioiues morality?

What does it mean to be a morally good to you?

Morality can be as a result of spirituality or as a result of ethics.
People can act morally, but that doesnt mean it comes from within. It may be that, they just learned that, acting ethically makes them more attractive and gives them less legal troubles. But, morality that comes from spirituality, is like a light that its source is the lamp, it comes from the spiritual nature within, naturally, rather than just acting outwardly. You can make a robot who follows certain ethical regulations and laws. Does the robot actually believe in it? Does it have a heart? So, its action does not have Spirit.

 

[syo]

So my poly-cotton blend shirt will lead to perdition?

? Huh?

Nope. But a ''pure'' shirt will keep your body healthier.

 

[loverofhumanity]

Is there a difference in religious/spiritual morality and non spiritual/religioiues morality?

What does it mean to be a morally good to you?

Hi Amanaki. I believe that all people are born pure and there is much goodness in people. If we focus on the good in others we make this a much happier world, working together and helping one another.

 

[tayla]

Is there a difference in religious/spiritual morality and non spiritual/religioiues morality?

No. Even Christians (for example) who claim to use the Bible as their source of moral teaching; even they have wildly divergent views among each other, and they all ignore whatever moral teachings from the Bible they choose to. (Claiming there are valid reasons for doing this.)

In other words, each person has to form his/her worldview for themself, based on their sensibilities.

 

[tayla]

What does it mean to be a morally good to you?

Consideration of other conscious creatures and to avoid inflicting suffering on them. It's a plus if you can send them joy and happiness in the process.