But you cannot say that it is a moral absolute for anything to matter unless you believe in moral absolutes.
Oh, I believe in moral absolutes.
Never break a promise, absolutely. Marriage is sacrosanct, absolutely. Treat others as you would have them treat you.
Not because breaking such rules is a sin. But because breaking them is not conducive to harmonious relations.
It does not require devine inspiration for a group of intelligent humans to determine rules which allow society to function smoothly.
But I will admit, adding the carrot and stick of Heaven and Hell, does take some of the work out of enforcing those rules upon people not intelligent enough to figure out for themselves that rules should be followed.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
