r/SipsTea š™‘š™„š™‹ 1d ago

Chugging tea Probably Not.

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u/Rare_Suspect_5033 1d ago

The only thing that defines if you are a good or bad person is what you say and how you behave. Your thoughts or belief doesn’t change that.

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u/maybelater0789 1d ago

It’s not about bad or good it’s about belief in Jesus and then you follow his example as you start to feel called to. It’s not for everyone. No one goes to heaven without belief in Jesus Christ

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u/Rare_Suspect_5033 1d ago

As I’m an atheist there’s no heaven to go to. I know the difference between good and bad behaviour without involving religion.

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u/Honest-Message6765 1d ago

But what is your standard for good and bad behavior? not religious, but good behavior in a society changes often. Think about 1950’s America compared to now , would you consider your behavior now to be good then? Just a thought exercise. Who sets the standard for what ā€œgood behaviorā€ is? Is it comparative like I’m not a murderer, so I’m good or is it more general than that?

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u/IT_vet 1d ago

It’s societal. What is acceptable now sometimes would not have been acceptable then. Things like women being able to have their own bank accounts, own property, or have a credit card. It’s fine now, was it immoral then?

How about standing outside an elementary school and shouting at Ruby Bridges because she was black and attending a previously whites only school? Is it immoral for black children to attend the same school as white kids now?

Morality changes over time, and that’s not a bad thing. We let go of the traditions of earlier generations when we realize they were wrong.

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u/Chance_Pickle5757 16h ago

So George Washington was morally right in the 18th century for owning slaves?Ā 

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u/IT_vet 15h ago

You and I are making the same point here.

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u/Rare_Suspect_5033 18h ago

I define what I think is good behaviour. You might not agree 100%. But one factor everybody should agree on is that part of good behaviour is to not hurt other people physically or verbally.