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To: The Philosopher who wrote (40676)	6/17/1999 1:11:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) of 108807

Morality is not an absolute, but is cultural. Which could be taken as an argument against my thesis that morality comes from outside, except that all cultures have very different views of God or the Gods (but there has NEVER been a culture that was aethist -- that should tell you something!) and the edicts of the Gods. So the proposed thesis is still intact. You seem to be saying - correct me if I'm wrong - that God or Gods are constant, but human interpretations vary, and that the widely varying interpretations of the nature of God and the standards of conduct that God demands in different cultures are matters of human inconsistency. In short, one God, one moral code, many wildly different perceptions. If this is the case, either humanity is extraordinarily obtuse or God is rather ineffective at getting the message across. Perhaps He/She/It/They should hire a new speechwriter. You observe that "morality is not an absolute, but is cultural". Why try to wrestle this into your desire to believe that a Supreme Entity is involved, when a culturally-rooted source for morality fits the observation so much more effectively? Try waving Occam's Razor at this one.

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