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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@Pikachu I'd have to agree. If you're going to call an action good, it must be self motivated. Doing something with the expectation of a reward (heaven) or to avoid punishment (hell) is ultimately selfishly motivated.
@TheWildEcho That carries the problem of potential (inevitable?) conflict between perception of what someone's god sees as moral, and what society sees as moral
@Straylight yes I agree, Christianity is about a love relationship with God. There are things I do and don't do, not because Im afraid of missing heaven or going to hell, but because I don't want to spoil my relationship with God
@TheWildEcho I hold morality to be behaviour that, to the greatest practicable degree, preserves the well-being of organisms capable of otherwise suffering.
But then, that's just me... I don't want to spoil my relationship with reality
