Rath said:
Jumpin said:
Absiolute Monarchs ruled under the divine right of Kings. It was not through biblical authority. The rise of the Gutenberg printing press helped lead to the modern revolution; which included the Protestant revolution, and then various other uprisings, such as Oliver Cromwell's in England, and the age of enlightenment which followed.
It was actually post-modernism, and anti-Christian morality which brought back absolute authorities in the 20th century; as well as ideals such as social Darwinism. Although many will argue that Nietzsche's works were misinterpreted. In the end, Nietzsche was not able to really solve the riddle of how to gain a good moral system without religion. Even when he broke it down into the ideas of basic human wills. Ultimately, the discovery of post modernism was nihilism; in a world without God, everything is permitted - and this includes genocides.
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I never get the idea that atheists can't have morals, frankly I find it incredibly offensive.
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If this can help.
13For it is not those who hear the law (Religious folks) who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14(Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law (i.e. secular folk), do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, 15since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.) 16This will take place on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
Romans 2
The apostle Paul recognizes the conscience. It is given by God to all men, believer, Jew, or not.
