(October 9, 2018 at 3:49 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(October 9, 2018 at 1:36 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: What other methods and tools do you recommend, that are as demonstrably as reliable as demonstrable evidence and valid and sound logic for evaluating existential claims?
You are trying to limit the range of questions to your tools of inquiry. To what kinds of evidence would you refer when the question at hand is the value of human life?
Please notice how I was talking about existential claims.
But, as far as the value of human life, a purely evidence based and logic based argument can be made to justify valuing human life. Please note, that the vast majority of psychopaths are not murderers, despite their lack of empathy, guilt or remorse toward fellow humans.
Not to mention, that the Yahweh character as depicted in the Bible, does not exhibit a lot of value toward human life.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
