RE: What are your values?
January 26, 2018 at 6:49 pm
(This post was last modified: January 26, 2018 at 6:50 pm by Whateverist.)
(January 26, 2018 at 4:47 pm)alpha male Wrote: I skimmed the thread and could have missed this but anyway:
BE THANKFUL
But how can we atheists be that if we have no One to be thankful to, huh?
But seriously, I find thankfulness is just something that comes up a lot unbidden. It isn't on any to-do list.
(January 26, 2018 at 5:07 pm)Antares Wrote:
- One should strive to act with compassion and empathy towards all creatures in accordance with reason.
- The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
- One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
- The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo your own.
- Beliefs should conform to our best scientific understanding of the world. We should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit our beliefs.
- People are fallible. If we make a mistake, we should do our best to rectify it and resolve any harm that may have been caused.
- Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word
- I agree with all of the these tenets. Anyone know the source?
Green Giant's notepad?