by Batman » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:13 pm
But the point is, without a specific age being given, anyone is free to interpret the idea that sex with children is bad according to their own whim. A person with pedophiliac tendencies could perceive that general concept, and think "well, clearly it's wrong to sleep with anyone who's less than four years old." It doesn't really help anything. Without the Bible spelling it out, all we're left with is societal convention and humans exercising their best judgment. From an atheist perspective, that's not a problem, because we believe that's where all morality ultimately stems from anyway. From a Christian perspective, it would seem like it is a problem. According to the Christians, morality comes from God, but what good is it if God doesn't actually tell us whether something is good or not?
But the point is, without a specific age being given, anyone is free to interpret the idea that sex with children is bad according to their own whim. A person with pedophiliac tendencies could perceive that general concept, and think "well, clearly it's wrong to sleep with anyone who's less than four years old." It doesn't really help anything. Without the Bible spelling it out, all we're left with is societal convention and humans exercising their best judgment. From an atheist perspective, that's not a problem, because we believe that's where all morality ultimately stems from anyway. From a Christian perspective, it would seem like it is a problem. According to the Christians, morality comes from God, but what good is it if God doesn't actually tell us whether something is good or not?