Were does morality come from?

[I_Fortuna]

Morality is not new or limited to Christians. It has been an issue since ancient times.
For instance the Code of Hammarubi %between% and The 42 negative confessions of the Ancient Egyptians.

1. Have you done wrong?
2. Have you robbed with violence?
3. Have you stolen?
4. Have you slain another?
5. Have you defrauded the offering?
6. Have you reduced measures?
7. Have you plundered the Gods?
8. Have you spoken lies?
9. Have you spoken evil?
10. Have you caused pain to another?
11. Have you committed fornication?
12. Have you caused the shedding of tears?
13. Have you dealt with deceit?
14. Have you transgressed?
15. Have you dissembled?
16. Have you laid waste to the land?
    17, Have you discussed secrets?
17. Have you brought false lawsuits?
18. Have you been angry but for just cause?
19. Have you defiled the wife of any man?
20. Have you caused terror?
21. Have you polluted yourself?
22. Have you been hot tempered?
23. Have you been neglectful of truthful words?
24. Have you cursed another?
25. Have you acted with insolence?
26. Have you stirred up strife?
27. Have you judged hastily?
28. Have you gossiped?
29. Have you sought for unearned honors?
30. Have you been garrulous in speech?
31. Have you done evil?
32. Have you disputed the King?
33. Have you fouled the waters?
34. Have you spoken scornfully?
35. Have you cursed a God?
36. Have you carried off goods by force?
37. Have you damaged the offerings to the Gods.
38. Have you plundered the offerings to the Blessed dead.
39. Have you stolen food from a babe?
40. Have you harmed the God of your place of birth?
41. Have you slain the cattle of the Gods?

templeankh.com/negativeconfessions.htm

Many of these were adopted by the Hebrews as you can clearly see.

Moral codes. Also, The Chinese had moral codes long before many civilizations as did the Hindus.

 

[climer97007]

*Her teacher also said that Thomas Aquinas taught that God had to follow a moral code…would anyone know what the teaching that he as talking about is??? *

I think people are thinking way too hard about this.

Jesus is God, and Jesus followed the Commandments.

Where is the mystery?

Gene

 

[domenik]

1. ethics refers only to „ought“, never to „is“.
2. All knowledge must be empirically for atheists (Observe, Verify)
3. we can observe verify only is-statements, never ought-statements.
4. “ought” can not be derived from an “is”.

Result: there is no moral knowledge for atheists.

That mean: atheists have just folowing options:
a) explaining that humans don’t need Moral.
b) explaining every things as "nothing to do with morality” or are "outside any moral concern“

 

[grannymh]

It is possible to consider the inherent dignity of each human person. This dignity gives worth to every individual. The concept that the human person is worthy of profound respect is an universal truth in that it holds true for all people at all times and in all places.

Because the human person is worthy of profound respect and this includes religious people and atheists, one’s actions regarding a person would be known as a moral code.

Therefore atheists as well as others can practice a moral code.

Blessings,
granny

The human person is worthy of profound respect from the moment of conception.

 

[Polycarp1]

In every man there is a sense of right and wrong. A man knows interiorly when he is doing wrong. Something rebukes his conduct. He knows that he is going against an inward voice. It is the voice of conscience, dictating to us a law we did not make, and which no man could have made, for this voice protests whether other men know our conduct or not. This voice is often quite against what we wish to do, warning us beforehand, condemning us after its violation. The law dictated by this voice of conscience supposes a lawgiver who has written his law in our hearts. And as God alone could do this, it is certain that He exists.
Those who through no fault of their own did not know of a Redeemer to come were saved if they obeyed the natural dictates of their conscience, and repented of their failings. Every single human being has the moral standard that what is apprehended to be morally good must be done, whilst moral evil must be avoided.

 

[StrawberryJam]

Morality is not new or limited to Christians. It has been an issue since ancient times.
For instance the Code of Hammarubi %between% and The 42 negative confessions of the Ancient Egyptians.

1. Have you done wrong?
2. Have you robbed with violence?
3. Have you stolen?
4. Have you slain another?
5. Have you defrauded the offering?
6. Have you reduced measures?
7. Have you plundered the Gods?
8. Have you spoken lies?
9. Have you spoken evil?
10. Have you caused pain to another?
11. Have you committed fornication?
12. Have you caused the shedding of tears?
13. Have you dealt with deceit?
14. Have you transgressed?
15. Have you dissembled?
16. Have you laid waste to the land?
    17, Have you discussed secrets?
17. Have you brought false lawsuits?
18. Have you been angry but for just cause?
19. Have you defiled the wife of any man?
20. Have you caused terror?
21. Have you polluted yourself?
22. Have you been hot tempered?
23. Have you been neglectful of truthful words?
24. Have you cursed another?
25. Have you acted with insolence?
26. Have you stirred up strife?
27. Have you judged hastily?
28. Have you gossiped?
29. Have you sought for unearned honors?
30. Have you been garrulous in speech?
31. Have you done evil?
32. Have you disputed the King?
33. Have you fouled the waters?
34. Have you spoken scornfully?
35. Have you cursed a God?
36. Have you carried off goods by force?
37. Have you damaged the offerings to the Gods.
38. Have you plundered the offerings to the Blessed dead.
39. Have you stolen food from a babe?
40. Have you harmed the God of your place of birth?
41. Have you slain the cattle of the Gods?

templeankh.com/negativeconfessions.htm

Many of these were adopted by the Hebrews as you can clearly see.

Moral codes. Also, The Chinese had moral codes long before many civilizations as did the Hindus.

 

[Leela]

1. ethics refers only to „ought“, never to „is“.
2. All knowledge must be empirically for atheists (Observe, Verify)
3. we can observe verify only is-statements, never ought-statements.
4. “ought” can not be derived from an “is”.

Result: there is no moral knowledge for atheists.

That mean: atheists have just folowing options:
a) explaining that humans don’t need Moral.
b) explaining every things as "nothing to do with morality” or are "outside any moral concern“

Since, as you say, you can’t derive an ought from an is, I suppose those of us who have a whole bunch of is beliefs and no ought beliefs at all are in big trouble. But is anyone ever in that position? How did you derive your very first ought?

Are you sure we can “observe” is statements? What if I only had ought beliefs and no is beliefs, how would I derive my very first is statement?

Do you know what the tortoise said to Achilles?
ditext.com/carroll/tortoise.html

 

[Polycarp1]

Morality is not new or limited to Christians. It has been an issue since ancient times.
For instance the Code of Hammarubi
Many of these were adopted by the Hebrews as you can clearly see.

Moral codes. Also, The Chinese had moral codes long before many civilizations as did the Hindus.

It does not necessarily follow that the Hebrews adopted anything from other codes, as all men being created in the image of God had an inate sense of morality that flowed from this. Many civilizations that were completely isolated from others had similar moral codes.