I listened to it while I was driving and thought it was excellent (26 years old and regularly listening to Radio 4; is this the way life goes?) -- I've a renewed respect for Michael Portillo.
I also think it was a shame that the argument that morality comes from religion wasn't destroyed more comprahensively. The Bishop of Southwark was, basically, making the point that if it weren't for religion there humans would have no moral reference. Why didn't anyone answer this chicken and egg question with the fact that religion merely codified the basic human moralities, it didn't invent them?
I also think it was a shame that the argument that morality comes from religion wasn't destroyed more comprahensively. The Bishop of Southwark was, basically, making the point that if it weren't for religion there humans would have no moral reference. Why didn't anyone answer this chicken and egg question with the fact that religion merely codified the basic human moralities, it didn't invent them?
God Calls Me God
