RE: “The Problem of Evil” in atheism and in Islam
January 19, 2015 at 7:21 pm
(This post was last modified: January 19, 2015 at 7:46 pm by Roxy904.)
Harris;
I'm only going to reply to what you said to me.
You say that good and evil are objective. True, good and evil are generally dictated by society. However, most humans have moral principals to help continue the human race. Most people are against killing other innocent people, because it's considered wrong, as it does not further the human race, and because it robs the person of any chance they to do something with their lives. Most people have moral codes that are influenced by society, and sometimes society has those codes for a reason. However, as the human race continues to evolve, certain parts of that moral code change. Most humans are genetically programmed to feel happy when they do something 'good' for someone else. Their brain releases chemicals that make them feel good, so they associate doing the 'right thing' with feeling good. To clarify, this means you can have objective moral values without God.
"1. If God does not exsist, than objective moral values would not exist."
See above.
The Quran has about 2 billion followers, yes, and a good amount of those followers bomb people...
The Bible is the most read book ever. Besides, having a greater number of followers does not prove anything.
Millions of people followed Hitler; does that show that he was right?
I'm only going to reply to what you said to me.
You say that good and evil are objective. True, good and evil are generally dictated by society. However, most humans have moral principals to help continue the human race. Most people are against killing other innocent people, because it's considered wrong, as it does not further the human race, and because it robs the person of any chance they to do something with their lives. Most people have moral codes that are influenced by society, and sometimes society has those codes for a reason. However, as the human race continues to evolve, certain parts of that moral code change. Most humans are genetically programmed to feel happy when they do something 'good' for someone else. Their brain releases chemicals that make them feel good, so they associate doing the 'right thing' with feeling good. To clarify, this means you can have objective moral values without God.
"1. If God does not exsist, than objective moral values would not exist."
See above.
The Quran has about 2 billion followers, yes, and a good amount of those followers bomb people...
The Bible is the most read book ever. Besides, having a greater number of followers does not prove anything.
Millions of people followed Hitler; does that show that he was right?
Gone
