Jason's Morality

You said:

I, of course, differ, because I do not believe that morality is preferential (whether societally or individually), but absolute and invariant. While I don’t think you would ever try to say that I need to follow your moral code (because it is your own), I on the other hand make the rather audacious claim that since the moral code I look to is absolute, universal and unchanging that everyone will ultimately be judged by this code. I do believe that there is a right and wrong that extends beyond man and even society. And I believe that I am not the one who determines what is right and wrong but that this moral code transcends all of reality and was around before man was around. I believe that it comes from an eternal, absolute, unchanging God. Of course, you know that I believe all of this, so I don’t suppose I am writing any of this other than for the other readers of this blog. Maybe our next step in this discussion on morality is for me to defend why I believe that there is morality that extends beyond man’s preferences. What think you???

That'd be fine.

But I don't see how it's a defensible position. You say you aren't the one that determines right and wrong. That doesn't make sense. You are the one that makes a decision to apply a specific moral standard or reject that moral standard. You've decide that there are absolute morals based on what you've read in the bible, and you've made judgements as to what that moral standard is, and you've decided to follow what you think that is. All of this is decisions based on your judgements of right and wrong. In fact, you're determining which pieces and parts of the bible you follow. There are pieces you obey and pieces you don't. In being selective, you are making a judgement or decision on how you will abide by what you read in the bible. So you are subjectively following some things and not other things.

You say there is an absolute, invariant objective standard, but I see no evidence of such. I see your subjective choices in how you follow the dictates of the bible. You've chosen specific doctrines to believe in and denominational ties to establish; again, all personal choice. You determine in your own heart what specific standards you follow and which ones you reject. Again totally subjective. Calling it an objective standard doesn't mean much to me when in my estimation every aspect of it is subjective.

I see nothing wrong with that, mind you. I'm not criticizing you in having what seems to me to be a subjective application of what you call an objective standard. I'm just not seeing the 'objective' part of it.

So this would probably be a good place to continue discussions.