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> it's useful for a society to formally acknowledge an authority that's greater than the individuals to whom it gives political power. yes, as you noted...that
by avs733 5y ago
> it's useful for a society to formally acknowledge an authority that's greater than the individuals to whom it gives political power.
yes, as you noted...that higher authority is society not god. The concept of god is an attempt to impute one's/a group's morals on a society
- ironmagma 5y agoThe problem is, you can’t poll society every time you need to decide the correct moral that applies. So you have to use your judgment, or in other words, ask yourself (aka be creative, effectively what asking God would accomplish assuming God doesn’t really exist).
- mbg721 5y agoBut societies that deny God end up with a god anyway, and impute their morals on society anyway. I'd much rather have the higher authority be explicitly contemptuous of the head of state.
- williamtrask 5y agoSo is voting