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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (17453)	5/12/2004 2:22:50 AM
From: Greg or e	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28931

"You seem unaware that these transcendent bases were (IN FACT) thousands in number..." You seem unaware that you are simply cherry picking transcendent ethics for that which suits your fancy, while rendering the very concept of ethics meaningless. "Don't be silly. Forget the Inquisition? Forget what happens on a daily basis 365 x 24?" If you want to play that game then don't forget the millions of people that suffered as a direct result of extreme fundamentalist Atheism. The odd thing is that only under the transcendent system can the killing of innocent victims be truly deemed wrong. "rational self-interest requires both justice and kindness...and much else." No it does not "require" anything of the sort. It can include such things if that's the way you feel, but it also includes killing anyone who interferes with you going for your gusto. Neither can be said to be wrong. "In the social creatures referred to as Homo sapiens there are certain behaviours which rationally lead to profit. These include..." Murder, rape, theft, deceit, etc etc etc....