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Which is a superior foundation for morality: Christianity or Secular Humanism? [Spirituality & Religion]

While i think that Christianity has a number of good moral positions it also has some pretty wretched stuff which is (at least notionally) based on what a god wants.
On the other hand, secular humanism holds as it's metric the idea of human flourishing and reduction of harm. It can encompass absolutely every moral virtue claimed by Christianity but is beholden to none of the harmful, punitive dictates that come from religious dogma.

Therefor i say that Secular humanism has the superior foundation for a system of morality.

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kodiac · 22-25, M

One is based on fear ,the other is not .

Carazaa · F

@kodiac Yep healthy fear. God can bless, and he can curse. I prefer to be blessed.😇 Take your choice.

kodiac · 22-25, M

@Carazaa Fear is NOT healthy.

Carazaa · F

@kodiac Sure it is, you've been misinformed!

kodiac · 22-25, M

@Carazaa Ha ha nope fear is a tool used to control.

BlueSkyKing · M

@Carazaa Great to tell children before bedtime.

Carazaa · F

@BlueSkyKing They know God will protect them!

kodiac · 22-25, M

@Carazaa Because they fear him?

DocSavage · M

@Carazaa
I’ll give you three guesses

DocSavage · M

@Carazaa
If god were worthy of love and loyalty, he wouldn’t need fear.

Carazaa · F

@DocSavage You've found the Lord?

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DocSavage · M

@Carazaa
Don’t tell me you lost him. Again !

DocSavage · M

@Carazaa
Yahweh is just a storm god, he full of hot air and breaking wind.

Faith13praise · 51-55, M

@kodiac fear, yes but not in the sense that we are shaking in our boots but in that we are in awe of him and his power. In awe of how he loves us.

kodiac · 22-25, M

@Faith13praise Fear is fear,yet in the same breath you say he is a god of love but you will burn in hell if you cross him . Fear and love are very different ,your god doesn't care if you love him only that you fear him.

DocSavage · M

@Faith13praise
Knowing what science and nature can do without him, god doesn’t impress me much

Faith13praise · 51-55, M

@DocSavage science and nature can do nothing without God!

kodiac · 22-25, M

@Faith13praise But god does nothing because we have free will.

DocSavage · M

@Faith13praise
But science can identify nature as opposed to god. Otherwise the Bible wouldn’t have gotten everything so wrong.

BlueSkyKing · M

@Carazaa Each year worldwide, nine million children die before their fifth birthday. By no fault of their own and no matter what the beliefs of their parents. Only a tiny few go through the ritual of baptism. Original sin still means no heaven. God really protects and breaks the rules?

Carazaa · F

@BlueSkyKing And how do you know they wont go to heaven? Who are you, God?

DocSavage · M

@Carazaa
Just reading off the rules in your book.