 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
If the only basis of morality is God's decrees, it follows that they might just as well have been the opposite of what they are; no reason except caprice could have prevented the omission of all the "nots" from the Decalogue. This view has been rightly condemned by the theologians.
Source: Bertrand Russell: Human Society in Ethics and Politics, (1954), chapter 3
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