From: emarsh@hernes-sun.Eng.Sun.COM (Eric Marsh)
Subject: Re: After 2000 years, can we say that Christian Morality is
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In article <C5HqxJ.JDG@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lis450bw@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (lis450 Student) writes:
>Hmmmm.  Define objective morality.  Well, depends upon who you talk to.
>Some say it means you can't have your hair over your ears, and others say
>it means Stryper is acceptable.  _I_ would say that general principles
>of objective morality would be listed in one or two places.

>Ten Commandments

>Sayings of Jesus

>the first depends on whether you trust the Bible, 

>the second depends on both whether you think Jesus is God, and whether
>  you think we have accurate copies of the NT.

Gong!

Take a moment and look at what you just wrote. First you defined
an "objective" morality and then you qualified this "objective" morality
with subjective justifications. Do you see the error in this?

Sorry, you have just disqualified yourself, but please play again.

>MAC
>

eric
