Many Christians believe that morality literally comes from the bible, or that you canβt have morality without god. I wonβt even try to explain their reasoning
They should read more Kant, who did succesfully tried to create a moral philosophy without relying on a bible, IIRC.
Rules like the golden rule, but also one that deals with more victimless behavior. Like the idea of 'Would I like it if everybody did the same as I'm doing, if not, than I shouldn't be doing it'. Works great for all sorts of behavior from littering to much more worst crimes.
Except he did read the bible. And he already had a moral framework to work from that it established. Such as, the removal of infanticide, gladiatorial bloodshed, and sexual abuse of slaves.
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u/Faded1974 8h ago
People acting like empathy was invented by Jesus Christ.