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08/01/2014

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Question 5: How do we know right from wrong?

Having considered our capacity for thought and thinking, as either an extension of the brain or with the added capacity of a soul, we need to consider what makes up right from wrong.

Secular evolutionists believe, we behave and do things as a result of the natural selection of our ancestors. Because behaving one way has produced stronger communities, such actions are called good, and things that ruin communities have become to be called bad. All good and evil can be called a thinking mans ability to protect themselves in the natural selection process, but there is nothing above the cause and effect in the evolutionary process.

Creationists believe there is a standard of right and wrong that stands far above man, animals, planets and stars. Right and wrong can also be called: the purpose of Man. Man was created with a purpose and when we live outside that purpose it's called wrong. When man lives inside that purpose it's called right. If all Man were to live within that high standard of life, life would be beautiful. No murder, no adultery, no theft, no lying, no unsatisfied hearts. You could allow your teenage daughter to spend an evening in New York city without fear of her being violated or robbed or killed. Why don't we live with purpose? Because of the fact that we walked through the Door, mentioned in questions 1 and 2, and by our choice as humans we left God and no one can do the last 5 purposes of life (Called the 10 commandments) without also doing the first 5 purposes of life.

Remember the 10 commandments weren't written by a 20th century American, they were written by a son of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 2000 years before Christ. If the standard is above creation than it would make sense that it would 'work' through all time. If it really is the purpose of Mankind it would work through all time and cultures. And it does.

Differing contemporary beliefs of right and wrong:

1. The Conscience belief: 'We just know: what's right and what's wrong.' The Jimminy Cricket, Let your conscious be your guide, idea of right and wrong. People are happy with their own conscious being their guide but not when someone elses conscious tries to be their guide. This really is not a good criteria. For example, slave owners didn't have a single thought that they were wrong by owning slaves on their plantations 150 years ago. So if the purpose of a man is the purpose of all men then one man's conscience that deviates from his purpose and diminishes the purpose of others is wrong. (Examples: the Slenderman stabbing, The Beltway sniper attacks.)

2. The majority belief: 'What most people believe is right, makes it right.' In the 1700's and 1800's, what the majority of people believed, made life horrible for the minority. The thought here is of the slave trade with slave owners, farmers and slaves was not a society where all men were living their purpose. Today in Europe there is a big movement to persuade the people that Israel needs to be destroyed for their actions in the Gaza strip. If this movement can reach the majority then another holocaust will take place. There are news articles currently warning of such an event here in July 2014.

3. As long as it doesn't hurt anyone it's good or at least OK: How do we know what doesn't hurt people. 50 years ago doctors sold cigarettes as a health supplement. If the someone is holding another hostage, is it ok to kill the 'bad guy'? This idea that 'as long as it doesn't hurt anyone' can only be muttered by what we call a couch potato. Someone that has a life of work from 9 to 5, goes home to eat and watch t.v., enjoy the game on the weekends with tailgate parties and maybe a visit to the church to 'due their duty', just in case there might be a God, you wouldn't want to make him angry, but who really knows.
The greatest generation never had this problem because they saw right and wrong in fox holes of France and on the beaches at Okinawa.

4. What makes me happy is right. That's really back to letting your conscious be your guide.

5. God describes his purpose, as creator, for mankind. This in-turn defines what is right and wrong for people. It comes from an uncontaminated source who made everything with a purpose, even though it's given to us in a contaminated world. Some people call God's Word the Basic Instructions. Reminds me of the band, Burlap to Cashmere and their song, Basic Instructions Before Leave Earth.
(Remember that it was man that contaminated his universe by his decision to walk through the door God put as a sign of our agreement or disagreement with him in His perfect creation.)

Think about it.

Love,
Dad