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The Social and Political Regressiveness of Moral Anti-realism
Agreed.- LukeS
- Post #15
- Forum: Ethics and Morals
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Atheism and the Evolution of Religious Faith
No, morality is a cultural and personal set of behavioural adaptations too. The folds of the brain develop in the womb, but leaning takes place afterwards. If morality = healthy in any way, its pretty plain to me that in order to be healthy in a complex social and matarial environment, innate...- LukeS
- Post #32
- Forum: Comparative Religion
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Athiests Only: What would suffice as proof of God?
Id look to psychological explanations rather than philosophical causes. Psychology of religious conversion - Wikipedia -
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A Universe from Nothing?
I believe scientific causal explanations belong within the universe, on a piecemeal basis, and therefore looking for a cause of "the universe" is an instance of language gone on holiday... eg a relates to b, or c related to d... We cannot have a realistic causal explanation of...- LukeS
- Post #3,655
- Forum: Science and Religion
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Utilitarian/Hedonistic Religions?
Did anyone mention tantraism, where afaik part of the idea is not to avoid sensuality but use sensuality in the service of spirituality...?- LukeS
- Post #38
- Forum: Seekers Circle
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Are Objective Standards for Morals Superior in Practice to Subjective Standards for Morals?
I believe in objective morality. Its not the rules that are objective though, but the difference they make in peoples lives. Moral rules are for people, not vice versa. I think the insight has lead me to lead a more healthy lifestyle ( I believe - or encounter - that health is benign) and look...- LukeS
- Post #242
- Forum: Ethics and Morals
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Death penalty, a medical practice?
It seems to me that an ehtnograpgher might classify the death penalty and certain other muslim practices as "medical" as Muslims believe this will ward off punishment from Allah. Because this punishment might take the form of a disease as well as an earthquake or a flood, the death penalty has...