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Offline Vladimir

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« on: January 14, 2010, 11:53:50 PM »
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    • A few nights ago, two of my friends and I had a debate with one of my friend's friends on Evolution. It ended up being almost just me versus the other boy (supports Evolution), but then it got into other things like religion, etc.

    This is his website:
    http://freedomaniac.wordpress.com/

    I know that it seems really arrogant and immature, but said something that I've been thinking about. We were talking about the Inquisitions, myself a supporter of the idea behind them, if not their execution at times, he condemned them as immoral. So I asked him what his basis for morality was since he denies the existence of God. He replied that "God doesn't equal morality. Rationality equals morality"

    Does he have a point? Or am I just to stupid to see some glaring error in his position?
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    Offline Telesphorus

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    « Reply #1 on: January 15, 2010, 04:29:05 PM »
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    • Quote from: Vladimir
    I know that it seems really arrogant and immature, but said something that I've been thinking about. We were talking about the Inquisitions, myself a supporter of the idea behind them, if not their execution at times, he condemned them as immoral. So I asked him what his basis for morality was since he denies the existence of God. He replied that "God doesn't equal morality. Rationality equals morality"


    Ask him what rationality is, and how is it possible to say that something is right or wrong, moral or immoral.

    The idea that there is a natural good depends on life being more than chance, being part of an ordered Creation.

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    Does he have a point? Or am I just to stupid to see some glaring error in his position?


    If there is no God with infinite wisdom who designed are world with purpose, how can one say something is truly good or bad? What is good to one person might be bad to another and vice-versa.
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