Gods Commandments, our Only Moral Standard?
             I have decided to discuss the subject of God and morality. Has God had an impact on morality in the world? Are there morals outside of gods commands, outside of religion all together? The two subjects that will help to answer this question are Cultural Relativism and the Divine Command Theory. Cultural Relativism basically states that a person cannot judge another persons culture. For example what the United States perceives as moral and immoral are not what the rest of the world always sees as moral and immoral. There are some cultures where cheating, lying, backstabbing, and murdering are not acts of immorality but instead seen as a means to success and a better status in society. The Kwakuitl, Dobuan, and Ik are some good examples of cultures that run along those lines.
             If different cultures have different morals then it brings up the idea of a universal moral. The idea of this moral is sometimes tied into religion. Many arguments have sprung up about the existence of a universal moral. One is do unto others as you would do unto yourself, which is sometimes referred to as the "Golden Rule." Confucian ethic, Jewish ethic, and Kantian ethic all have similar statements which go along with this "Golden Rule." These are all different cultures that had the same basic idea. This may not necessarily be present in all cultures but the point is that it is present in quite a few different cultures this moving towards a possibility of a universal moral.
             Every civilization has its own Morals and we have already established that these morals tend to differ from culture to culture. Now the question is if God has had an impact on morality in the world? Now there are a lot of different religions out there with a lot of different God's and when I say God I mean to represent all of them. Almost every culture has one form of religion or another that has a su...