(September 10, 2011 at 9:41 am)Darwinian Wrote: I would tell him his actions are wrong because they are immoral. They go right against the behavior needed to ensure a happy and well balanced society. Altruism is an evolutionary trait that has developed to help us get on and function in groups, to help each other and to care for each other.
However, he would with me, just as he would with you, tell me to get stuffed.
The difference is I would argue that he is morally obliged to change his behavior, regardless of his subjective opinion. As an atheist you can only stand on a par, his morality is just as valid as yours, so he could with justification tell you to get stuffed. Its interesting that there is inter faith dialogue at present and common ground for agreement between faiths, with atheism there is no such common ground. Rather than offering any solutions atheism is a catalyst for more conflict and disagreement as evidenced by the agressive behavior seen in many of its adherants.
