Is christian morality superior to secular morality? Why? [Spirituality & Religion]
It seems to me that christian morality ultimately falls back on what god wants, whether or not that is for the well being of humans, while secular morality is based upon what is the in interest of a human's well being.
It seems to me that human well being should be in the better interest of human well being than what a god demands of us for his purposes.
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If you look at the much-vaunted Ten Commandments, they come down to: Don't lie, steal, murder or cheat. Frankly, I had that pretty much sorted out by the time I left kindergarten.
All of the others revolve around: Do what the old men tell you to do, and don't even think about questioning where all this authority comes from.
It's perhaps helpful to first define morality. I rather like 'behaviour that promotes the wellbeing of organisms capable of otherwise suffering'
@SatyrService Thank you... I feel it needs a qualifier in there, perhaps along the lines of 'to the greatest practical degree'?
It's late afternoon here, and my cat is dragging herself across the floor to demonstrate to me that she is on the verge of starvation... and therefore suffering... yet I feel no moral compunction to feed her just yet
