So, I think we can be moral without religion.
...and I''m this, this is like, this is about my morality.
...abortion is moral...
...culture and tradition are not good benchmarks for morality.
What is the difference between right and wrong? How do you define this, who defines this?
I’d like to start to answer these questions by quoting from a somewhat unlikely source.
Here is what Ben Affleck had to say in a NY Times article recently:
All of us have, at times, had this basic kind of discomfort or nagging feeling that the
way we are behaving is wrong, this feeling can be compounded and grow worse with every
decision we make. How do you get rid of that nagging feeling without medication, substance
abuse or escapism? First of all, in order to fix something, you need to identify the
source of the problem!
The problem is that most people have little idea of the cause and effect of their actions
when the results are not immediate. I’m talking about the way we choose to word a
white lie, or the small actions we take in personal relationships. Or possibly decisions
that have a far more tragic result such as whether a baby is to be kept or not. Unless we identify
right and wrong actions, we will continue to fail in life, relationships; experiencing
suffering hurt and anguish. Society tries to label right and wrong behavior under a
loose moral code. But our social culture or moral code is not the benchmark for what is
right and wrong and this is why…
The secular world believes that morality is relative, in other words, whatever seems right
to you. The religious world, whether Christianity, Islam or Hinduism etc., believes
morality is determined by what god you believe in, or more precisely, what interpretation
of the text is used. Certain atheists, such as Sam Harris or Richard Dawkins rely on science
to define human values, where the result of our actions determine whether they are moral
or not; do they benefit the individual or society as a whole?
That nagging feeling inside of you is often not the result of breaking societies moral
code, because there is no universal agreement to what is moral. The Secularists are right
at pointing this out! Most people today believe morality is personal or societally determined,
it is defined as “a set of personal or social standards for good or bad behavior and character”.
Many believe it can change upon the individual or social structure in place. It changes depending
on the religious order too. Again, there is no universal agreement as to what is moral!
Here’s an example: Prior to 1962 sodomy was a crime in every US state. Since 2003,
however, it is protected as an individual’s private liberty throughout the United States
under the ‘due process’ clause in the US Constitution. Over the course of just over
one generation a criminal act has become a protected right of liberty. You don’t need
to single out sodomy, look at marijuana laws in countries like Canada and Uruguay or assisted
suicide in the Netherlands, Belgium and elsewhere.
Faith in science isn’t going to solve a lack of emotional understanding of what is
right or wrong either. Science is the newest religion on the block, as faith in a deity
is quickly being abandoned in the West.
The trouble is, you can’t always persuade emotional people to apply reason and logic.
Science is never going to prevent greed or social unrest and subsequent wars. So, if
the vast majority of the religious and secular world have failed to explain why we end up
in emotional anguish, or just simply fail to get along, what is the answer?
All of us at Tomorrows World firmly believe that ‘Right should always be right and wrong
should always be wrong, for everyone’, and that morality is not fluid or defined by anyone
other than God. Certain actions and behaviours will always cause hurt and pain on a spiritual
level. Others cause joy and peace. These behaviours are either following or breaking spiritual
laws. When you know, deep down, that what you are doing is wrong on some level, and
causes sadness or hurt to another, the rule you are breaking, whether you know it or not,
is a spiritual law. Societies moral code does not prevent you from actions that equate to
emotional self-harm, in fact people often go by the adage “as long as your actions
don’t harm anyone else, your free to do what you want”. But this is such a destructive
mindset and shows a total lack of care or concern over another individual.
In the Bible, breaking spiritual law is defined as sin. In turn, sin is defined as the breaking
of God’s laws. Most Christian’s today falsely claim that this law has been done
away with and replaced with something akin to a hippy mantra of acceptance, love and
goodwill. That’s not what the text upon which Christianity is based says. Christianity
has been ‘gaslit’ into believing this and the rest of the world aren’t even close
to applying God’s spiritual law.
We need to understand the source of right and wrong is not decided upon by the individual
or society, it has determined since before time began and if you choose to learn what
is right and do what is right, consistently, you will no longer suffer those nagging feelings
that you’re doing something wrong, you will no longer live in emotional turmoil
and be subject to every false concept of morality that plagues the world, you will instead live
by the perfect law of liberty. Laws that lead to peace and happiness.
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