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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Greg or e who wrote (9448)	1/16/2002 3:30:28 PM
From: Mitch Blevins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

>>So what are you asking?<< You asked me if I thought the holocaust would have been wrong even if Germany had won the war... I assume that this was to illustrate that I believed in some type of absolute morality (by my answering "yes"). But I still maintain that my answer would be a relative "yes", based on the common human values I share with the holocaust victims. Even if Germany had won the war, I would still share these common human values, as would most of the world. The passions of war and nationalism fade quickly, and would not override most people's basic compassion. I asked you if it was wrong for Joshua to commit genocide under orders from God for each city that he conquered. I know many people who would, due to their religious convictions, not find Joshua's acts wrong. But most people who did not share those religious convictions would find Joshua's actions morally reprehensible. This perfectly illustrates how morality is not absolute, but is a social construct based on common values. If you share the common values of a certain religious belief, then Joshua's actions would be considered moral. If not, then they are immoral. So I'll ask again. Was Joshua's murder and genocide "wrong"?