Christianity (via positiva) and Natural Law (via negativa) are compatible as lon

Christianity (via positiva) and Natural Law (via negativa) are compatible as long as we follow Aquinas’ repetition of delivery unto caesar (natural law) and god (christianity). The problem arises when we seek to state scripture or dogma as other than wisdom that can be expressed in the natural law by the science. IN other words teaching and advising (christianity) is different from resolving conflict and deciding (natural law).
I can see christian ethics surviving as as natural law (via negativa) combined with christian via positiva in legal prose. But we cannot solve the problem of differences in ‘authority’ between the fundamentalists (from god directly), traditionalists (The evidence of christian ethics is overwhelmingly positive), and scientists (it doesn’t matter how god exists because the natural laws and the laws of nature and christian ethics are the same.)
Belief is not possible by more than 2/3 of the population. It requires early indoctrination, constant familial and social reinforcement, as well as genetics of trait agreeableness and higher empathizing that systematizing. So any unification of our people requires we express our rules in testifiable legal form – which is the tradition throughout history.

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Source date (UTC): 2024-10-25 19:18:09 UTC

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