RE-113 Discussion Topic Three: The Ten Commandments
(1) Are the Ten Commandments, as a whole, necessary rules for a moral life? In my opinion, the Ten Commandments, as a whole, are not necessary rules for a moral life because they infuse religious ideology with social moral principles, which I believe is an issue in a world with many faiths, free will, and the access to an education that aids individuals in forming their own opinions about the life. Commandments one through four in particular are completely unnecessary for a moral life because not everyone believes in the same god, nor do they believe in the same manner in which devotion should be showed.
(2) Are these commandments more for religious compliance to a particular faith (specifically …show more content…
This is because this “rule” is more inclusive to those of different faiths and cultures would be more appealing.
(4) Is the system of reward and punishment, that is, you are rewarded with God's favor if you follow the commandments but you are punished if you do not (by death in this case), really a "moral" system? In other words, can any action be inherently right and just, in and of itself, regardless of reward or punishment? What are examples? If, in your opinion, an action is morally right or wrong ONLY because God says that it is, explain why you think that is the case. A behavior or action is deemed moral or ethical, if it is agreed upon within a society or group, or if it is something that one personally perceives to be right or wrong. For example, in nearly every culture, murder is wrong, even those who practiced ritual human sacrifice had social and personal opinions of murder being unnecessary and immoral. But if a behavior or action is right or wrong ONLY because God says that it is, then the system of reward and punishment is not really a moral system. In my opinion, the system of reward and punishment is vaguely similar to the Social Credit System of China, where citizens are rewarded and punished for “moral” behavior and misdeeds, but what is right and wrong and is deemed so ONLY by the Chinese
(1) Are the Ten Commandments, as a whole, necessary rules for a moral life? In my opinion, the Ten Commandments, as a whole, are not necessary rules for a moral life because they infuse religious ideology with social moral principles, which I believe is an issue in a world with many faiths, free will, and the access to an education that aids individuals in forming their own opinions about the life. Commandments one through four in particular are completely unnecessary for a moral life because not everyone believes in the same god, nor do they believe in the same manner in which devotion should be showed.
(2) Are these commandments more for religious compliance to a particular faith (specifically …show more content…
This is because this “rule” is more inclusive to those of different faiths and cultures would be more appealing.
(4) Is the system of reward and punishment, that is, you are rewarded with God's favor if you follow the commandments but you are punished if you do not (by death in this case), really a "moral" system? In other words, can any action be inherently right and just, in and of itself, regardless of reward or punishment? What are examples? If, in your opinion, an action is morally right or wrong ONLY because God says that it is, explain why you think that is the case. A behavior or action is deemed moral or ethical, if it is agreed upon within a society or group, or if it is something that one personally perceives to be right or wrong. For example, in nearly every culture, murder is wrong, even those who practiced ritual human sacrifice had social and personal opinions of murder being unnecessary and immoral. But if a behavior or action is right or wrong ONLY because God says that it is, then the system of reward and punishment is not really a moral system. In my opinion, the system of reward and punishment is vaguely similar to the Social Credit System of China, where citizens are rewarded and punished for “moral” behavior and misdeeds, but what is right and wrong and is deemed so ONLY by the Chinese