14 May 08
Originally posted by mjolnirHuman law has precedence.
If human law prohibits murder (human law has precedent here) but divine law encourages it, which side should be taken?
Discuss.
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Should we otherwise have a set of laws for each religion? In the same country?
"Ah, you are christian, then you can kill. But your fellow jew cannot, he must hang for it..." No way.
14 May 08
Originally posted by PsychoPawnIf it's a divine law, then by definition it couldn't have been created by humans. Of course, an alleged divine law could have been created by humans, which is I'm sure what you were trying to say before I muddled your post! 😛
They're both human since divine law was created by humans.
14 May 08
Originally posted by gaychessplayerAh, but it is a law of divinity, a law based on claims for the divine. If the divine exist, naturally I think that divine law comes from a divine entity. If the divine entity does not exist, then due to lack of divinity, divinity has an entirely different meaning. Muddled your post yet? 😉😛🙂
If it's a divine law, then by definition it couldn't have been created by humans. Of course, an alleged divine law could have been created by humans, which is I'm sure what you were trying to say before I muddled your post! 😛
14 May 08
Originally posted by FabianFnasHaving just realised something- who wrote the Old Testament?! 😳 I should probably know that...
We should take into account that also hindi religion has its divine law, and zen buddist religion, why not shamanism, if they have laws tied to their respective religion, then it is divine for them too.
Or do we only talk about the divine old testament sharia laws?
16 May 08
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Originally posted by PinkFloydWell that depends on how you define 'divine law' and how you define murder. As noted by previous posters, we might mean by 'divine law' the laws that humans claim are divine, in which case there are certainly some that encourage killing others. Whether killing another on the command of God is murder is another matter.
I guess I can't get past the fallacy of divine law encouraging murder.
Certainly also, the Bible includes what Christians would call divine laws, some of which demand the death penalty for certain crimes. Again, whether that is murder is questionable.
18 May 08
Originally posted by twhiteheadThe Old Testament law no longer applies to Christians--and when I hear "divine" "religious" or "God", being a Westerner, I quite naturally think of Christianity. And Christian laws of God certainly do NOT encourage murder.
Well that depends on how you define 'divine law' and how you define murder. As noted by previous posters, we might mean by 'divine law' the laws that humans claim are divine, in which case there are certainly some that encourage killing others. Whether killing another on the command of God is murder is another matter.
Certainly also, the Bible includes w ...[text shortened]... demand the death penalty for certain crimes. Again, whether that is murder is questionable.