I have to disagree.

Submitted by Akram Ziada (United States), Jan 10, 2008 at 21:13

i disagree. your argument that all morals inadvertently come from religion is ridiculous. There are certain morals and values which happen to be the same in all mankind set forth from the beginning of time as a product of living, learning, and rational thinking. they happened to coincidentally show up in the 10 commandments of which we now know, whenever it was created because it was the common sense laws that man already knew, they just needed them dictated to us again beause, after all, we are only human. but here is a little artical i wrote for you to ponder over, have fun.

What it comes down to is pulling our heads out of the clouds. When it comes to making decisions for humanity at a moral standard, for the whole of the world; religion has to be separated from mandate at the highest levels of government, and have no ties. Religion needs to be removed from the forefront of thought from our collective minds in all maters of any politics, anywhere. we need to remember, and resolve, that religion is exactly what it is at the root of it; and that is," a personal belief and choice." Nothing more. We need to stop objectifying religion and coming back to it as a basis for answering questions for all of man kind, because the solid fact is, that we are all in disagreement. So to use it as a general resource for the guidelines on world matters is the biggest mistake of all. People can and should do what they wish and worship whom they chose as a personal freedom and an individual choice with no judgment passed upon them, that is something I believe most people agree with and can except; but the more we keep throwing morals of religion around as a way to guide all of humanity instead of using the undisputable morals of common sense (i.e. don't kill, steel, harm, lie….ext. ext.) The world will only keep spiraling down into an unstable, hate filled, divided world; a situation we will never be able to face.

So come to reality, use your brains, and start thinking for the betterment of your brethren: your fellow Americans, and mankind as a whole. It is left up to us to pick the best candidate after careful observation, the candidate that will be the best not just for us Americans, but for all man kind. Do your own research and don't be ignorant to the point of only checking with one or 2 sources; because the sad truth is that people do lie, stretch the truth, and slander for better position.

Be critical of everything, and never be satisfied with half explanations. Never take for granitite anything you hear about anybody ever. (I.e. Obama or any other candidate) Because if we fail to do that we will only help facilitate, little by little, the de fabrication of mankind it's self. Will you be one of the many responsible for that outcome, or will you be one of the many who stood up for us, your brothers and the whole of your brethren, mankind; by making a personally educated right decision, whoever it may be you decide to choose for whatever good reasons you have deduced. You will only be helping us as a global society, to take one step closer to a peaceful, better, and thoughtful tomorrow. The big picture is there in front of you; don't let the powers that be affect your quickly persuaded minds so easily. Think for your selves and do the right thing or we will all be in a matter of time, faded to dust.

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