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Originally Posted by Janszoon
The problem with deriving morality from authority like that is that it essentially means that you have to think of yourself as an amoral blank slate that is simply subject to the capricious whim of the higher authority. If God decided tomorrow that rape was morally good then you would have to go along with that viewpoint. IMHO, this renders morality meaningless.
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I totally agree with this post. Morality, in that case, would simply be obedience to the higher power.