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

To: one_less who wrote (20455)	6/16/2005 12:02:05 PM
From: Greg or e	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

"The only reason that materialists will agree to any unalienable rights is because the term was codified into law at a time when belief in God was a general assumption." I have made a similar point here and was vigorously challenged on it; so I will let the Materialists and Atheists tell you how they can justify ethical absolutes. It is my impression that it basically comes down to a utilitarian/preference, with many hidden and unjustifiable assumptions of "ought". Be on the watch for words like "should" and "ought" and "must"