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Old 09-9-2004, 09:01 AM   #1
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The Humanist says he does not believe in God because the supposed God behaves in a morally arbitrary way: allowing innocents to die, scoundrels to live, some to have wealth, others to be poor, some to be in pain, and others to be healthy. This, they say, is morally arbitrary, and does not fit with how they think a "real" God would behave. Then THEY get to play God, by deciding on the fate of the unborn child: will they let it live or kill it. This, they insist, is their moral "right". These two positions are completely contradictory, a thoroughly unreasonable philosophy for people who claim their philosophy is based entirely on reason.
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But we, as humans, are not held to this morality by any definition, where as God (to most people), must be this way. Humans are imperfect, no? That leaves room for morally arbitrary descisions, whereas a God would have to follow this moral code, or else risk the concept of God not being all-good (though, as I said before, some people may not believe he is in the first place).

I do understand where you are coming from. It seems as though they are being hypocritical, and they may rightfully be so. But God is held to a much higher standard than we mere humans. I personally am against the whole abortion thing, but if other people really want it done, that's their issue. In my oopinion, I think it may be their personal right, sinse the child is, after all, their own flesh and blood. Again, I personally do not condone it, but I have no right to interfere with someone else's descision.

By the way, I wouldn't steriotype all humanists as having this particular view, because I personally think that there is more to it than that--and I consider myself a humanist. maybe saying "Most humanists," perhaps? I'm sorry if I'm being overly critical, but stteriotypes bother me when used in an argument.

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