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Theists can believe physics rules the universe, underlying that however is a belief in its divine sacredness. I always thought atheist morality to be more about utilitarianism, whilst religious ppl are more about virtue ethics and the golden rule, unbreakable because of their souls are accountable.

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Without searching on the interwebz can any of you actually explain evolution? Chances are your understanding of it is about as advanced as John McCain's understanding of the sunni and shia. So you say you believe that we have evolved, how and why does this matter? Unless you are planning a...

What is lame is that 50% of marriages end in failure, Americans in particular have poor foresight in many things, be it personal finances, geopolitical policy, or in this case relationships.

The Poona of Peshwa I believe i already went through a rationalization of criminalizing it, supported by albeit outrageous George galloway's argument, that there are direct threats to this kind of propaganda. I guess this is just agree to disagree, unless you wish to reply to my earlier posts...

If you think its laughable to criminalize holocaust denial, how do you address the possible negative results that stated earlier in this thread may arise from its tolerance, such as legitimizing notions of the Jewish Conspiracy and what not. Creationist doctrine tends to have the underlying...

But humans as are cats animals, therefore shouldnt they have the same nature, as in, animalistic goals? Procreation, dominance? Yet we have something it appears that maybe called human nature. There are those who suggest that some humans seek more monastic lives that go contrary to animal...

There are many books that explain how Jewish clothing was sent back to the father land as another ploy of extracting every last bit of wealth from the Jews. Ya know, the economic motives alone, backed up by accounting papers and letters of Nazi bureaucrats and businessmen, coupled with the...

To be good is because it is virtuous, the goal in both secular and religious spheres has been to pursue virtue over vice.. However if there were no consequences for acting evil, how could virtue be objectively the better than vice? The results of acting evil(which i guess is the harm of others...

Can it be argued that man has both animal and human natures?

But the original idea was that Hell could be used secularly to create order, and why it would be beneficial and not traumatizing to teach people it. How it was created is not important, its end result is what i am interested in.

Could it be that during these times when we take joy in others pain that we block our connection with them as humans? In wars i know the enemy is often referred to not as fellow man, but as something more of a sub-human or creature.

Im fairly sure of my own beliefs on the notion of Hell, but i agree that in the field of metaphysics Hell seems to be a fairly logical end to those abuse their souls and go to the "dark side" with full acknowledgment of their dirty deeds.

Yes, it is interesting how I once felt compelled to watch faces of death footage, and yes i did, and never again. Perhaps we take joy in suffering of others, but shouldnt we be able to curb our passions for these things and put our energy and time towards more productive and generally...

So presumptuous, didnt Plato suggest that such presumptive behavior was contrary to knowing ones own ignorance? You cannot prove that God doesnt exist and you cannot prove without a doubt that Christianity is false, therefore shouldnt you, if you wish to be rational, seek at best an agnostic...