Blackburn argues the death of God is not a threat to ethics, even though on the surface it appears to be that way. He considers the death of God to be far from a threat, instead acting as a catalyst for a new beginning in the field of ethics. Blackburn looks at the death of God as a good event for ethics, stating “Plato tells us that the ethical laws cannot be arbitrary whims of personalized Gods. Maybe instead we can make our own laws” (Blackburn 19). In this quote, he is suggesting we’d be better off making our own morals and ethics instead of following the teachings of a God. I agree with Blackburn in the respect that ethics does not depend on religion, but unlike Blackburn, I believe religion depends on ethics as well and is necessary to the functioning of our society.
We are born into our ethics, just as we are born into a religion, be it Christianity or Atheistic. From an early age we are indoctrinated, and the beliefs become so much a part of our life that the......
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