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From: mangoe@umcp-cs.UUCP (Charley Wingate)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Where do morals come from
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 11:48:07 EST
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I was afraid that my question was going to be misunderstood.  Let me
rephrase it and try to bring up some side issues I'd like to hear about.

(1)  What is it that makes you follow whatever moral system you follow?
     (In other words, why not some other system? or why follow any?)

(2)  Do you grant it and external authority?  For instance, does it permit
     judging someone like Adolf Hitler as morally corrupt?

(3)  (Parents only) By authority do you teach a moral system to your
     children?

No flames please.  By the way, the "moral authority assumption" arises
from the realization that if moral systems are entirely produced internally,
than why should there be a sense of guilt in not following it?

Charley Wingate    umcp-cs!mangoe

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.