As an atheist, from generations of atheist philosophers, I think ethics (and much of what many call morals) are self-evident and ultimately universally self-enforcing when one thinks about it. From family to species and Earth and its systems, we are interdependant. Does religious doctrine convince us, really - or by allowing us to avoid thinking, and convincing ourselves, merely restrict our insight, act on scripts (often misunderstood) as we find convenient, and look always for external direction, making us potential puppets?
2006-09-28
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