For those that believe there is no morality outside of religion, feel free to say that simply.
For those of us that believe that ethics or morality can exist outside of religion, what's the justification thereof? Obviously, society creates a series of rules and regulations that are intended to be towards its best interests. But what's the evidence that the best interests of society and humanity is something to be supported? "A better world is a good thing" doesn't require religion, until you realize you have to define what a good thing is; doesn't that defeat some of the nihlism?
Certainly, morality doesn't require GOD or a hell or anything, but at some point we have to define that we have values. Is there an objective way to define values that benefit society, or is it merely majority opinion (much like religion)?
2006-08-16
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