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Originally Posted by Seekers
You removed the part where I said that it does not entail any such thing as a value-neutral society, if at all such a state could exist. I think it is the other way around even. Leaders as well as parents have a moral responsibility that involves showing the way, acting as role-models, teaching and not least important it involves rewarding the good. In extreme cases it also involves punishing the evil.
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I don't know whether I'm understanding you well here. To put it simple: I agree with you, parents and leaders must act as role-models. But who will show them what's right and what's wrong? God, whose teachings must be interpreted and spreaded by a priestly caste. Agreed that a value-neutral (relativistic?) society cannot exist, nor is desirable at all.
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I was speaking about "good morality", and I realize that I should have chosen a more specialized vocabulary. I think what I meant was something like true morality, which must rest upon a foundation. Isn't that what connects faith and values, faith being the foundation, and morality that which emanates from God through the soul?
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Makes sense to me. Beautifully explained.