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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Dayuhan who wrote (82833)7/6/2000 4:13:22 PM
From: Neocon   of 108807
 
I did not say that it was necessary to invoke God to derive a doctrine of rights and laws. In fact, I have repeatedly, on this thread, stated that I think that morality, logically, comes first. What I did say was that a doctrine of rights exists within a hypothetical framework: that we are "persons", rather than automata; that we have free- will, and act responsibly; that we are by nature social, and therefore fulfill ourselves in community with others; and so on. All of these things could be "useful fictions". However, if we affirm the truth of the underlying assumptions, we must affirm the existence of God. Thus, belief in God supports the idea that morality is objectively grounded...........
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