Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site oakhill.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!bellcore!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!oakhill!davet From: davet@oakhill.UUCP (Dave Trissel) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Where do morals come from Message-ID: <265@oakhill.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 07:38:47 EST Article-I.D.: oakhill.265 Posted: Mon Dec 10 07:38:47 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 02:58:39 EST References:Reply-To: davet@oakhill.UUCP (Dave Trissel) Distribution: na Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx Lines: 21 Summary: In article <1700@umcp-cs.UUCP> mangoe@umcp-cs.UUCP (Charley Wingate) writes: >I have a question for the non-theists out there: where does the >authority for your moral system come from? > >I'm particularly interested in whether you feel your system allows any >judgement of the behavior of others. I wonder why the assumption that a moral system needs an "authority"? When I was a child I needed an authority (my parents) since I did not have an adaquate world view to deal with the everyday reality about me. However, as an adult I now have concepts which seem to explain the why and wherefor of most things around me and allows me to deal with them on a rational basis. I simply don't seem to need an authority. I believe it is wrong to "judge" (doesn't the Bible have something to say about that?) Instead, I use the term "descernment". That is, using my abilities to understand that which is going on without comment, rather than turning it into a "Good" vs "Bad" contest. {ctvax,gatech,seismo,ihnp4}|ut-sally|oakhill|davet