# God, Genocide and Slavery

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/god-genocide-and-slavery/11827>\
**Category:** Side Conversation\
**Tags:** Theology\
**Created:** [September 22, 2020, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/god-genocide-and-slavery/11827 "2020-09-22T07:05:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/god-genocide-and-slavery/11827/75 "2020-09-24T18:48:43Z")

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> [@John\_Harshman](#):
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> In order: Yes, the same ones we base it on now, and yes, regardless of their professed religious beliefs

How original. So the correct morality just happens to be the one you were born in. Like a Christian who says he or she is a Christian because he or she grew up that way.

> [@John\_Harshman](#):
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> Have you looked up the Euthyphro dilemma yet?

Very interesting. Thanks for the heads-up. But the dilemma is not hard. God commands that which is within his character - the questions aren’t the only options.

God cannot turn himself into a frog, for example. That’s outside the character of God.

So it’s kinda fun that I answered the question about slavery by pointing to God’s character and that was philosophically correct. 😂 I don’t mind being accidentally right.

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