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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It is a fantasy to imagine humans created perfect only to be corrupted, and later requiring a divine authority to dictate what is deemed as good and evil in an attempt to resolve this issue.

I am of the opinion that yes, morality is subjective. To believe otherwise is to ignore the varied cultures which have developed independently of eachother which hold very different standards of what is deemed morally acceptable. Philosophy has sought the answers to morality far longer than through religion and will do so long after these ancient texts die out.

That is one of those religious bullshits someone made up to manipulate people.

I relate the two because they are equally absurd, and both are the type of made up bullshit designed to inspire primitive minds and manipulate a community.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

How is morality not objective? It doesn't take a genius to figure out that harming someone is wrong.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Is it wrong to harm someone in order to stop them from harming others?

It doesn't take a genius to figure out the simple things, but all morality is so complicated not even a genius could get it all right on thier own. The best moral code so far is the religious one.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Is it wrong to harm someone in order to stop them from harming others?

Try not to, but if you must then choose the lesser of the two evils. The problem with people is they usually want to brutally torture them just for kicks.

It doesn't take a genius to figure out the simple things, but all morality is so complicated not even a genius could get it all right on thier own.

I'd say choosing the least of all the evils is a fairly evident solution.

The best moral code so far is the religious one.

There is no "the religious moral code". Religions are just as bad at determining what their religion prescribes, and even within the same one they can't agree, let alone across different ones.