While trying to understand whether morality can or can’t exist without god, one thing I think we forget about is the role of society in this argument. In Kurtz vs. Craig debate in class this week we talked about atheists who helped found our country, statistics, human evolution, and many theoretical examples such as rape and murder. Society however fails to be mentioned when in fact society causes this divide. The Constitution specifically states the separation between the Church and State. Yet, politicians on numerous occasions cite the Bible as a reason to halt the passing of laws that they seem to find associated. One example of this is gay marriage. The Bible says that marriage is a sacred vow between a man and a woman. Politicians use this to justify that two individuals of the same sex should not be together and that is immoral and defies religion and therefore should not be allowed. However numerous examples can be cited where individuals heavily advocated this same point but when they found out someone they knew or had a relation with was part of this community they changed their opinion. An example of this is Ohio Senator Rob Portman who advocated against Gay Marriage and then suddenly changed his stance when he found out his son was gay. When our country’s leaders come out in public and state their views about sensitive issues such as gay marriage they create a divide in society. It is people and their actions that help explain what is moral and not moral. If someone who is super religious can change their views for a family member what does that say about the strength of religion in people’s life? How does something that was once a sin suddenly become okay?
I agree with many aspects of your post! In my post I discuss the morals and culture involving sexual intercourse without consent and I think that is a disputable argument just as gay marriage is. One question I have regarding your post is what do you mean by “super religious” at the end? I think many people who are relatively or wholeheartedly religious believe that gay marriage is wrong and cite the Bible as an example even though advocates of gay marriage can counterargue.
I think this post disproves the necessity of religion in morality extremely well. Because someone may only use religious morals when they personally agree with them, it displays religion not as a guideline for morals, but a support for someone’s own individual morals, to be discarded when they no longer align with their personal beliefs.