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God Never Said that...

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Ever thought this? When we make a decision based on our inherent goodness and reason, it must be correct. Yeah, that's not Biblical at all, and it certainly doesn't align with my personal experiences over the last six decades. We're immersed in a society that teaches us our INTELLECT will guide us correctly, especially when it is paired with our EMOTIONS. The news services and the government seem to concur with the thought that repetition makes something true - so our WILL can govern our actions. In Grad school classes I interacted with a lot of smart people - and I liked them. Still, one of the basic arguments we had in every class was whether morality was absolute or relative. Most of the others argued for a relative morality. I always took (and still take) the stance that morality is, and should be, absolute. I will never forget the one comment after I said "For instance, we can all agree that murder is wrong." Another student said "Well, I t