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Maximizing Moral Virtue
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue
But what about this problem: let's say that you believe that God exists and that only he commands what is moral and what is immoral, is it not then completely ridiculous to rely on the Bible on what he said is moral?

I say that because most of the "moral" commands come from Exodus and Deuteronomy which were given to Moses and his people a long time ago, but Moses never existed. So that means that, if you are a believer, you believe that God whispered to some people in the past what is moral and then they created a moral fairytale that included those moral commands and dictated them to scribes who copied them for generations into the books in the Bible.

You would think that if God exists and his moral laws are important that he would present them in a more serious fashion than as a fairytale created and copied by primitive anonymous people in a dubious book.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - May 18, 2022 at 5:57 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 18, 2022 at 6:11 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by vulcanlogician - May 20, 2022 at 2:15 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2022 at 4:05 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Belacqua - May 18, 2022 at 7:25 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by arewethereyet - May 18, 2022 at 2:08 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by brewer - May 18, 2022 at 7:47 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - May 18, 2022 at 8:47 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by brewer - May 18, 2022 at 2:14 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - May 18, 2022 at 3:50 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by brewer - May 18, 2022 at 6:01 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by brewer - May 18, 2022 at 8:05 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by onlinebiker - May 18, 2022 at 8:11 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - May 18, 2022 at 8:35 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 8:51 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by zebo-the-fat - May 18, 2022 at 9:09 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 10:17 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Angrboda - May 18, 2022 at 11:25 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Nay_Sayer - May 18, 2022 at 11:53 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - May 18, 2022 at 12:09 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - May 18, 2022 at 12:14 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 12:57 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - May 18, 2022 at 1:07 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 1:36 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - May 18, 2022 at 1:45 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Neo-Scholastic - May 19, 2022 at 10:17 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 1:59 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - May 18, 2022 at 2:06 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 2:14 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 4:21 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - May 18, 2022 at 4:33 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by arewethereyet - May 18, 2022 at 6:05 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Belacqua - May 18, 2022 at 9:47 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 4:37 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Jehanne - May 18, 2022 at 7:43 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 18, 2022 at 11:19 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - May 19, 2022 at 1:29 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 19, 2022 at 4:19 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - May 19, 2022 at 6:09 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by arewethereyet - May 19, 2022 at 6:15 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 19, 2022 at 6:23 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 20, 2022 at 12:52 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - May 22, 2022 at 5:13 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - May 28, 2022 at 10:00 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - June 3, 2022 at 10:21 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - June 4, 2022 at 6:52 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - June 5, 2022 at 6:12 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - June 5, 2022 at 11:12 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 23, 2022 at 12:25 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - May 27, 2022 at 5:47 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - May 28, 2022 at 10:08 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 27, 2022 at 6:35 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - May 27, 2022 at 9:46 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - May 27, 2022 at 1:36 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - May 28, 2022 at 6:14 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - June 13, 2022 at 11:57 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 27, 2022 at 10:01 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 27, 2022 at 10:26 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - May 28, 2022 at 12:17 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Aegon - June 3, 2022 at 11:16 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - June 4, 2022 at 5:49 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Aegon - June 6, 2022 at 10:30 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Alan V - June 6, 2022 at 10:21 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - June 13, 2022 at 12:27 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - June 14, 2022 at 8:58 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 5, 2022 at 6:35 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 5, 2022 at 11:30 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 6, 2022 at 10:39 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Alan V - June 7, 2022 at 6:34 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Architect Of Fate - June 6, 2022 at 10:57 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Architect Of Fate - June 6, 2022 at 11:00 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by bennyboy - June 11, 2022 at 9:44 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 13, 2022 at 1:14 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by bennyboy - June 16, 2022 at 7:19 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Belacqua - June 16, 2022 at 8:48 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by bennyboy - June 16, 2022 at 9:12 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Belacqua - June 16, 2022 at 10:07 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by bennyboy - June 24, 2022 at 10:25 pm
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RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by bennyboy - June 24, 2022 at 11:47 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Belacqua - June 25, 2022 at 12:52 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by bennyboy - June 25, 2022 at 1:43 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Belacqua - June 25, 2022 at 2:05 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by bennyboy - June 25, 2022 at 5:36 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - June 14, 2022 at 9:21 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - June 14, 2022 at 11:43 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - June 15, 2022 at 2:57 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Aegon - June 15, 2022 at 9:47 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - June 16, 2022 at 9:53 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 14, 2022 at 11:54 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - June 15, 2022 at 12:50 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 15, 2022 at 1:46 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - June 15, 2022 at 2:19 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - June 16, 2022 at 9:25 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - June 16, 2022 at 10:05 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - June 16, 2022 at 10:28 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - June 16, 2022 at 7:20 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h4ym4n - June 16, 2022 at 8:24 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Aegon - June 22, 2022 at 10:44 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Disagreeable - June 22, 2022 at 11:22 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 16, 2022 at 11:40 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - June 23, 2022 at 3:03 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 23, 2022 at 3:22 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - June 23, 2022 at 3:25 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - June 23, 2022 at 5:59 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 23, 2022 at 1:38 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - June 24, 2022 at 8:56 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Belacqua - June 23, 2022 at 8:09 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 23, 2022 at 8:20 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - June 23, 2022 at 8:53 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 23, 2022 at 9:27 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - June 23, 2022 at 9:37 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 23, 2022 at 10:20 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2022 at 10:08 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - June 24, 2022 at 11:17 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - June 24, 2022 at 11:40 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2022 at 1:01 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - June 24, 2022 at 1:44 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2022 at 1:16 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - June 24, 2022 at 1:36 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 24, 2022 at 2:09 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2022 at 1:39 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - June 24, 2022 at 2:14 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 24, 2022 at 2:25 pm
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RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Architect Of Fate - June 25, 2022 at 2:38 am
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RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by downbeatplumb - June 26, 2022 at 2:04 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by bennyboy - June 27, 2022 at 12:34 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - June 27, 2022 at 8:28 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 26, 2022 at 12:08 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 27, 2022 at 7:12 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - June 27, 2022 at 8:35 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - July 19, 2022 at 11:11 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - July 19, 2022 at 11:24 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Angrboda - July 19, 2022 at 11:28 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - August 18, 2022 at 9:56 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - August 18, 2022 at 10:00 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 10:03 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - August 18, 2022 at 8:13 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Aegon - August 19, 2022 at 12:45 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - August 25, 2022 at 6:02 pm
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RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - August 18, 2022 at 11:20 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Nay_Sayer - August 19, 2022 at 1:56 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - August 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2022 at 6:38 pm
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RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - August 26, 2022 at 9:29 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2022 at 9:31 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - September 1, 2022 at 7:45 pm
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RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - September 7, 2022 at 2:16 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - September 7, 2022 at 2:58 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Aegon - September 2, 2022 at 11:54 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - September 2, 2022 at 8:51 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - September 7, 2022 at 2:26 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - September 7, 2022 at 4:13 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - September 17, 2022 at 3:51 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - September 17, 2022 at 4:35 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 17, 2022 at 4:38 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Aegon - September 20, 2022 at 10:10 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - September 17, 2022 at 4:56 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 17, 2022 at 5:07 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - September 17, 2022 at 6:28 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by arewethereyet - September 17, 2022 at 7:28 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Fake Messiah - September 17, 2022 at 7:40 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Pat Mustard - September 19, 2022 at 3:04 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by The Grand Nudger - September 17, 2022 at 8:24 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Silver - September 17, 2022 at 8:30 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 18, 2022 at 5:42 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 19, 2022 at 5:07 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Ahriman - September 19, 2022 at 5:14 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by LadyForCamus - September 19, 2022 at 1:58 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h4ym4n - September 19, 2022 at 7:25 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - September 20, 2022 at 10:06 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h4ym4n - September 21, 2022 at 6:55 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Mister Agenda - September 21, 2022 at 9:50 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Angrboda - September 21, 2022 at 10:45 am
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 21, 2022 at 12:23 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by h311inac311 - October 10, 2022 at 12:58 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 10, 2022 at 2:09 pm
RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue - by Objectivist - December 17, 2022 at 10:36 pm

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