To: Solon who wrote (26371 ) 5/24/2012 9:48:00 PM From: 2MAR$ Read Replies (1) | Respond to Well the main issue here is with "materialist science" & its determinism that is utterly rejected & repugnant to them over the illusion of free will. What can you say but point to the entire body this "transcendent ethic" has only to do with every physical need all along . Point to any part of the creed , the instructions , the laws , sets of values , observances & avoidances all have themselves based in the physical realm . The entire goal is some fantasy of 'Eternal Happiness" which is about as definable as that "knowledge" contained in the fruit that Eve supposedly ate , that not one human has ever figured out what knowledge that was supposed to be .Science has therefore been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hopes of reward after death.
