Morality Decreasing With Time?

I hear such statements often, but never see anything but assertion to back it up.I suggest that to keep this manageable one example at a time.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

A contention, but one that no one has ever been able to defend here at EvC when examined.What makes man different from the other animals is our understanding that morality is not an absolute, but rather depends entirely on the particular characteristics of an incident.Morality is a matter of behavior, it is what we do and why we do it. It is not LAW. It is not Commandments. It is changing and relative, and this is what the Bible teaches us, what Jesus tried to teach us. Good has no meaning except in the context of a particular incident. What might be good in one case may well be bad in another. Inevitably it comes down to actions, and actions within a specific set of events that are related in both time and spatially to that action.The great Gift of the Garden of Eden story is that we receive the Knowledge of Good and Evil. That means in every situation we need to examine our actions, our behavior as it relates to that specific incident and try to make a judgment call.It is all relative.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

What Absolute Truth?People keep throwing around such assertions but so far no one has been able to show what they are.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

I can only ask "What Absolute Truth?"So far no one has presented one that has any meaning on examination.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Huh?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Quotemining is seldom productive.If and when you can show some Absolute Truth or morality, perhaps there might be some point in discussing it.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

No idea. I can say that no one has been able yet to show any such critter so the evidence so far is that there is no absolute truth.You want to play word games or give us an example of Absolute Truth?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

So as usual nothing but word games and attempts to change the subject.It is a shame so many Christians are ignorant of reason and logic and so seem to be unable to understand even basic statements.The question was never whether or not Absolutes exit, but rather whether one specific thing, Absolute Truth, exists.As I said, I have no idea if that thing, Absolute Truth, exists, only that so far no one has been able to show us and support some Absolute Truth that does not resolve upon examination to a triviality.An Absolute Truth that cannot be explained, clearly and simply so that all can understand what is true about it, what worth or value it imparts, is of no importance.If you wish to discuss things, first, pay attention to what the other person says. Second, stop misrepresenting what the other person says.Is this just Rob yet again?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

You seem to forget that that is a two parter; Love thy neighbor as you love yourself.The first part is qualified by the second clause and that is unique and individual. How you love thy neighbor is relative to how you love yourself.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Sorry but that is simply not supported by what you have said nor is it related to what I said.I have not said that absolutes cannot or do not exist.I will repeat it yet again:

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

How are they absolute? For example people often speck of Justice tempered with Mercy. If that is the case neither are Absolutes.But the issue is not if Absolutes might exist, they do, but of Absolute Truth? Who expects them without excuse from others? Who has lost all hope of receiving? What? Just another unsupported assertion and totally unrelated to either the topic or Absolute Truth.You have still provided no evidence of an Absolute Truth or that there is any indication that Morality is decreasing.If anything, all of the evidence is that Morality is increasing.Once we considered slavery moral.Once we considered prohibiting interracial marriage moral.Now both practices are considered immoral.If anything morality is increasing.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Might be nice if it had ANYTHING to do with the subject or topic.Unfortunately is it simply more of the slight of hand, shell games, beloved by the snake oil salesmen. Case in point. By hoisting this old canard, petards seemingly in short supply this season, the conartist is drawing your attention away from what has been said.No one has said that there are no absolutes. There may well be absolutes and in fact some absolutes may even be placed in evidence.What has been said is that so far no one has presented an example of Absolute Truth or Absolute Morality that stands up to examination.The conartist does not want you to see that he has palmed the pea, so he draws your attention away from what has been said to the totally unrelated question of non-contradiction. It does not matter that no one has said that Absolutes cannot exist. He has distracted you long enough to palm the pea and take your money.Again:What has been said is that so far no one has presented an example of Absolute Truth or Absolute Morality that stands up to examination.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

What has been said is that so far no one has presented an example of Absolute Truth or Absolute Morality that stands up to examination.If you know of some Absolute Truth or Absolute Morality, now would be a good time to bring it up so that it can be examined.If you have evidence of decreasing morality, then again, this would be a great place to present it since that happens to be the topic under discussion.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Well I would tend to agree that "Love thy Neighbor" is close to an absolute, but as you point out so that seems to be relative and subject to judgment and interpretation.I have no idea what SSA laws are so I can't comment on that.

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Okay, you totally lost me now. If an absolute is subject to interpretation, then how is it absolute?AbE:In addition, how does that relate to morality over time?Edited by jar, : add additional paragraph.

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