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The Problem with religion and morals. Speaks of St.Anselm, Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine
Title: The Problem with religion and morals. Speaks of St.Anselm, Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine
Category: Social Sciences / Philosophy
Details: Words: 846 | Pages: 3.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Problem with religion and morals. Speaks of St.Anselm, Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine
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The Problem with Religion and Morals
The likes of many philosophers including St. Anselm, Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine have written that organized religion is the only source of human beings leading a moral life. One of the defenses of organized religion is that it is the basis of society's morals and therefore it is necessary to prevent social barbarism. This statement is utterly untrue, for there are many open-minded families, throughout the world who …showed first 75 words of 846 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 846 total…morals for a successful society but are better off without the superstitions, hates, prejudices and priestly power of religion. Morals of your particular life need to be found within yourself and not imposed on your character by the public. The many philosophers who spend much of their lives focusing on getting closer to God and spreading his morals need to realize that they are all gods themselves and that's where they can find civil morals.
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