Ethics and Religion, Part 1(Click title to play podcast)
Many people turn to religion to guide them about what is right and wrong, good and bad, or just and unjust. Because religion comes in many forms, often the instructions they give conflict with each other. One religious authority may say that reason is incapable of determining what is moral and that faith alone will suffice, whereas another claims that there are good reasons to trust in divine guidance for both ethics and politics. One theologian will claim that only one universal truth exists, whereas another ignores universality and focuses only on a particular creed limited to a select few. Is religion able to guide us in ethical matters?
Many people turn to religion to guide them about what is right and wrong, good and bad, or just and unjust. Because religion comes in many forms, often the instructions they give conflict with each other. One religious authority may say that reason is incapable of determining what is moral and that faith alone will suffice, whereas another claims that there are good reasons to trust in divine guidance for both ethics and politics. One theologian will claim that only one universal truth exists, whereas another ignores universality and focuses only on a particular creed limited to a select few. Is religion able to guide us in ethical matters?
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