Kickle said:

if you look closely, there are two vastly different perspectives occuring at once in my post. To blend them is not to do away with duality, it is to deny the differences that co-exist.

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Kickle said:

Gotcha

The Reply to: function can help these misunderstandings.

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Kickle said:

If there is a God, there would be no way to differentiate between the commandment of morality and the existence of morality.

If there is no God, this dilemma is not a dilemma at all.

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Boba JFET said:

So I thought this was an interesting subject for discussion because it is something that both athiests and believers can explore and find philosophically stimulating.

This is the basic dilemma, as quoted from wikipedia (which provides a pretty good description):

"Is what is morally good commanded by God because it is morally good, or is it morally good because it is commanded by God?"

Now, if you do not believe in God, that's okay because you might interpret this dilemma as evidence against the existence of God as a source for morality. If you do believe in God (or perhaps many gods, with slight modifications to the premise), then this dilemma can provide you with an opportunity to explore the nature of morality in a manner which you previously had not considered. Take a side, but be careful because there are a number of issues with each position.

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