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Author Topic:   Are Fundamentalists Inherently Immoral
Coyote
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Message 30 of 161 (521307)
08-26-2009 11:14 PM
Reply to: Message 29 by Holyfire23
08-26-2009 11:07 PM


Morality--but which one?
Following the logic behind subjective morality, they have done nothing wrong. Do you guys honestly support this view?
So you propose, instead, to have everyone bound by the "absolute morality" of your particular deity, one of some tens of thousands of such deities invented by mankind throughout recorded history?
The fact that there is no empirical evidence for any of them is of no consequence, we're all to be bound by the requirements of your particular deity?
Does that about sum it up?

Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.

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Message 35 of 161 (521333)
08-27-2009 2:59 AM
Reply to: Message 34 by anglagard
08-27-2009 2:33 AM


Re: Morality--but which one?
Coyote, you post here you have to make the statement. We all know which side you are on but there is some formality involved.
Sorry, I don't understand your meaning.
Try again?

Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.

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Message 102 of 161 (521748)
08-28-2009 8:24 PM
Reply to: Message 101 by purpledawn
08-28-2009 7:14 PM


A definition of "Sin"
Why do you think our definition of sin is different than yours and why didn't you go ahead and provide your definition?
I'll provide a definition. Here's what Heinlein had to say on the subject:
Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. (Hurting yourself is not sinful -- just stupid).
Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, 1973

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