They were the tools of the prophets, the dreams and visions. In the world of reason these signs were discarded as conditions of the psyche. Where once there was esteem and power granted to individuals, who shared their neurosis, now there is pity and disregard. The dreams and visions that speak the words of god belong not to the deranged, but to the moral, the kind, and the strong. The individuals who accept matter to be matter, and to see divinity and revelation as personal triumph rather than universal law.
Morals are significant social codes and rules for behavior that have no material existence.
Only a fool would attempt to deny their existence, yet they cannot be tested, measured, or proven in a laboratory. The morals of yesterday were visions, or primitive sense experiences. Hegel, exploring this matter during the French Revolution, would explain these experiences as a beginning to further understanding. This need for development is what happened with the prophets. Even to this day, our personal experiences, however relevant and earth shattering they may seem to us, do not hold water when shared with others.