RE: Does religion expose the shortcomings of empathy based moral systems
December 2, 2017 at 12:04 pm
(This post was last modified: December 2, 2017 at 12:05 pm by Whateverist.)
(December 2, 2017 at 11:42 am)wallym Wrote:(December 2, 2017 at 11:25 am)Whateverist Wrote: But it is easier to find religious people overcoming their natural empathy because they have convinced themselves that their own inclinations are not to be trusted and that what is right/wrong or good/evil is an objective fact determined outside themselves, in the being of God.
Religious people are just people. They don't have some magical biological aspect that governs their behavior. The things that lead someone to believe in a God that doesn't exist, and choose to kill people in the fake God's name are just as natural as empathy.
Did anything I said suggest I thought there was a biological aspect that governs their behavior? Don't think I understand your point.
