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Old 07-23-2010, 01:32 PM   #888
nguirado
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Yes, that would be the logical conclusion. If you can't appeal to anything greater than yourself, it's an opinion, a feeling.

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Assuming for sake of argument that you are correct in your contention that only theistic philosophy should be taken seriously, what is the standard by which Providence determines morality? Is a thing good only because the Powers That Be declare it so? That seems rather arbitrary. Or is there an external standard to which even the gods must adhere? It seems that you have simply pushed the debate back upon another's shoulders with your contention that humans cannot live morally without reference to the divine.
I just realized that I'm hijacking this thread. It was not my intention. I was responding to what I see as a misconception. Please continue with recommendations.

C.S. Lewis: Abolition of Man discusses the natural law. Worthy for the list at the end of statements on the natural law by various cultures.

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