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Atheists must appeal to an absolute moral standard when complaining about wrongs.

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Omnivorous
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10-31-2019 5:22 PM 		Reply to: Message 23 by GDR
10-21-2019 8:24 PM

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I might interact with a pan handler on the street and give him cash. That generally speaking would seem like a moral and loving thing to do. However if that money is used to buy drugs that result in death from an overdose it was obviously not a benefit and was harmful.
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Not obviously.
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