Re: [asa] An Evolutionary Theory of Right and Wrong

I do not defend the actions of those who call themselves communist,
what do their actions have to do with communism anyway.

kill...,murder... it's very much the same thing. although some may
have (re)interpreted the commandment to allow the killing in self
defense, death penalties and war, one cannot escape the notion that
these concepts have been shaped to meet the needs of societies.

I argue that much of the ten commandments can be reduced to the
outcome of simple evolutionary processes, whether or not this means
that they are 'man made' is a matter of philosophy.

On Nov 8, 2006, at 5:52 AM, Alexanian, Moorad wrote:

> Some actually read, "Thou shall not kill" actually as "Thou shall not
> murder." Are you implying that laws like the Ten Commandments are
> man-made? I do not defend the actions of people that call themselves
> Christians. What do their actions have to do with Christ anyway?
>
> Moorad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pim van Meurs [mailto:pimvanmeurs@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:58 PM
> To: Alexanian, Moorad
> Cc: David Campbell; asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: [asa] An Evolutionary Theory of Right and Wrong
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2006, at 2:35 PM, Alexanian, Moorad wrote:
>
>> I think there is a fundamental difference between laws like "Speed
>> Limit 60 mph" and "Thou should not steal." Surely, Communists and
>> Nazis have their "moral" laws that are arbitrary and certainly do
>> not apply to them. That is a typical feature of man-made laws,
>> whereas true moral laws are two-edged swords that cut both ways.
>
> What other laws other than man made laws do there exist? Natural law
> does not even necessarily take the form of absolutes. For instance
> 'thou shall not kill' still allows for self defense, warfare etc. The
> communists and Nazis have moral laws that in many way are not
> different from the Christian laws that led to the demise of millions.
>
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