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Re:As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity ha... by TimPC on Saturday June 12, 2021 @08:51PM (#27488781)
There is an entire branch of Philosophy called Ethics that gives us better answers to these questions and a better framework for grappling with them then religion ever has. It is quite arrogant to assume that atheists have no answers at all to these questions.
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Re:As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity ha... by friedman23 on Saturday June 12, 2021 @08:54PM (#27488799)
Ah yeah, good argument, a field of study exists. Given you are a well educated atheist you can explain the underpinnings of your morality right?
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Re:As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity ha... by andrepd on Saturday June 12, 2021 @10:04PM (#27489152)
Yes. A set of ab initio values and the golden rule as a base, and societal consensus to work out the finer details.
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Re:As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity ha... by friedman23 on Sunday June 13, 2021 @11:51PM (#27499120)
Yeah, I wasn't asking what your beliefs were. I was asking why your beliefs are the "true" beliefs.
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