Discussion 2: Religion 3131 unread replies.3131 replies. Many…

Question Answered step-by-step Discussion 2: Religion 3131 unread replies.3131 replies. Many… Discussion 2: Religion 3131 unread replies.3131 replies.Many people grow up within a particular religious traditions, though certainly not everyone.  A religious upbringing often provides a set of moral values and views that people carry with them—often modifying them—as they grow older.  In a diverse society such as ours, it is widely recognized that even when one’s position on a certain issue is tied to one’s religious heritage and belief, one must learn to “secularize” the arguments used to convince others that this or that view is correct.  That is, one must reframe, or rephrase, one’s views from being a matter of religious view to being a matter of appealing to commonly shared moral values and reason.  Not everyone, after all, shares the same basic underlying religious views, so even if I believe that, for example, God demands that we care for the poor, that line of reasoning won’t work on someone who doesn’t share my idea of God, or any idea of God.  I would be better off arguing from the values of care, compassion, justice, and the fact that any one of us might easily find ourselves suddenly homeless and destitute, and hence very much in need of help. But is there a limit on how far shared reason and moral values (as opposed to religious views) can go in expressing our moral commitments?  Even if we set aside, for argument sake, those people who just refuse to engage rationally with others, is there a point where a religious person finds it impossible to “secularize” his or her views any further?  (This is a difficult question that both religious and nonreligious citizens worry about.  Although we tend to think in this country that it is better for everyone if we keep religion and government (law, policy, etc.) separate, there is nothing illegal about people arguing publicly for or against a view based on their own religious views.)    Biology Science Physiology PHI 220 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)