Although I believe in some sort of supernatural power, the sureness of my morals is more the foundation of that belief (off to the side, so to speak) than the result of it.
I don't disagree with this, Sophia. That's what I was trying to say when I said I was glad ita pointed out what billytea said. I can hardly see anyone believing in a religion that used a moral framework that was in total opposition to his own (lying is good; murder is good; kindness is bad).
Anyway, my point is-- nowhere in my little thought process did I consider God or any supernatural belief, nor, really, do I feel my lack of practical religious bent make any differance in my judgement.I don't think lack of practical religious bent makes a different in someone's moral judgment, either. I hope that was clear. I know far too many moral people of either no religion, other religions, or who only have less-defined beliefs about that kind of stuff, to think otherwise. In other words, when a religious person says "You can't be a moral person if you are not religious," I know that's incorrect.
Thank you, Cindy for bringing this back, and please let me know if I am misrepresenting what I think you said.Thank you, Sophia. I don't think you misrepresented it. I guess my definition of world view just includes all of it. World view is probably my '42'. When I use the term, I mean how you look at everything from morals, to your place in the universe, your place in relation to all the other creatures we know about (all other humans, animals, and the environment) and for those who believe in some sort of supernatural, that goes in there, too.