Of course, my answer is no. Some people aren't wise enough to understand right from wrong, so they need religion or God which again not always a great idea
@GodSpeed63 The fact that you can't (or won't) see that it's self-evident doesn't change the fact that it is. The burden of proof falls to you to prove it isn't.
@JBird [quote]how can we believe in your God that we haven't seen[/quote]
I haven't seen my brother in over 10 years, does that mean I stop believing in him? What about my sister whom I haven't seen in over thirty years, do I stop believing in her? Just because we don't see Yahweh doesn't mean He's not with us.
@GodSpeed63 you have seen and had physical interactions your siblings before they went absent and there might be proofs they existed with their birth certificates, ID proofs and photos. With their DNA, it can be proved they're your siblings.
I am talking about something that no one has ever seen, explain looks like in their waking life or logical explanation how it functions with real life and no scientific evidences that could prove the thing aka your God is real.
The thing is, without God, the concept of morality is debatable. If we ultimately live in a bleak, pitiless Universe with no God(s) like the Atheists want us all too then essentially we should all just become nihilistic.
Really? Where? As I type this I can here sounds of children happily playing in the school playground, on my daily walk this morning I passed a number of people all of whom seemed happy and lively. None seemed bent on putting their shoulder to the destruction of the world.
[quote]“Nihilism is . . . not only the belief that everything deserves to perish; but one actually puts one’s shoulder to the plough; one destroys” (Will to Power).[/quote]
Only if you want an objective universal definition of morality. If you are OK with cultural relativism where all value systems (including those that have no problem with slavery, cannibalism, etc etc) are equally good then it won't matter to you what God says.
My point is that without an objective universal moral compass accepting our Creator's will as what is right, there is no reasonable basis for calling anything wrong.
This is an inescapable truth that atheists who pretend that it still makes sense to have morals without God like to ignore. They also make up very amusing illogical arguments (like the one you are probably about to post) to try and paper over this inescapable fact.
@justbob If there is an objective, universal moral code, why do religious people disagree on what it is? All you’re doing is supporting your own personal code with an appeal to authority.
Simply look at our nation going straight to hell because most folks don't believe and make fun of God and believers. This is the result- and it will get much worse.
So punish the good people with the same punishment as the bad if they don't believe in god? Give the family man who volunteers his time at the old folks home the same punishment as the child rapist?
