Wormwood
Chaps
Doug,
I think you are correct. The fact is that the Western secularist generally borrows much of their moral code from Judeo-Christian background. Nietzsche was rightly trying to develop a philosophy that completely threw off such (in his mind) limitations. In fact, regimes that have truly embraced the philosophy of secularism have been shown to be the bloodiest in history. Just look at people like Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, etc. These regimes focus on the "greater good" of the regime as the ultimate end of all decision-making and therefore see it as completely justified to massacre entire ethnic groups or opposing factions in order to solidify their own power and agenda. Its why such regimes are often run by a dictator because a unified moral code, or the "greater good" cant be up for negotiation for the system to work.
While Christians may disagree on various moral issues, there is a clear underlying foundation that is not based on mere personal opinion or debatable doctrines. Clearly this was the case in the development of the legal and moral system of America and other countries. It wasn't one person's ideas but a group of people working together with a foundational understanding of divine revelation and practical wisdom for governance. Yet, as people become more and more indoctrinated with the religion of secularism, we will see a continuing distancing from such underlying values and a questioning of everything from the lengths we can go to please ourselves sexually and display such behaviors publicly to who is really valuable and whose life is worth preserving for the greater good. I think its only a matter of time until we start hearing of "after birth abortions" and pornographic displays of all kinds are publicly displayed on commercials and national sitcoms. Moral relativism is on the rise because the foundations are all being questioned and stripped away. Its easier to tear things down and mock values than it is to hold fast to any today.
People think they can play games with God and rationalize themselves into embracing whatever they want to do. Yet, God is not mocked. People will ultimately reap what they sow. Scripture promises us that.
I think you are correct. The fact is that the Western secularist generally borrows much of their moral code from Judeo-Christian background. Nietzsche was rightly trying to develop a philosophy that completely threw off such (in his mind) limitations. In fact, regimes that have truly embraced the philosophy of secularism have been shown to be the bloodiest in history. Just look at people like Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, etc. These regimes focus on the "greater good" of the regime as the ultimate end of all decision-making and therefore see it as completely justified to massacre entire ethnic groups or opposing factions in order to solidify their own power and agenda. Its why such regimes are often run by a dictator because a unified moral code, or the "greater good" cant be up for negotiation for the system to work.
While Christians may disagree on various moral issues, there is a clear underlying foundation that is not based on mere personal opinion or debatable doctrines. Clearly this was the case in the development of the legal and moral system of America and other countries. It wasn't one person's ideas but a group of people working together with a foundational understanding of divine revelation and practical wisdom for governance. Yet, as people become more and more indoctrinated with the religion of secularism, we will see a continuing distancing from such underlying values and a questioning of everything from the lengths we can go to please ourselves sexually and display such behaviors publicly to who is really valuable and whose life is worth preserving for the greater good. I think its only a matter of time until we start hearing of "after birth abortions" and pornographic displays of all kinds are publicly displayed on commercials and national sitcoms. Moral relativism is on the rise because the foundations are all being questioned and stripped away. Its easier to tear things down and mock values than it is to hold fast to any today.
People think they can play games with God and rationalize themselves into embracing whatever they want to do. Yet, God is not mocked. People will ultimately reap what they sow. Scripture promises us that.