(April 6, 2012 at 4:27 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Any 'social contract' requires both agreement and enforcement. What if I don't agree?
Then you should either live as a hermit outside of society or you would be a hypocrite.
Quote:Who's going to make me obey?
Society. Specifically, law enforcement.
Quote:I would like to remind you that the OP is about athesim having the high moral ground. If you want the high moral ground, then you must do more that show theism to be inadequate. You must present a valid non-theistic basis for morality and demonstrate that it is superior.
I've already done this. "Conflict of interest" ring any bells? I have yet to hear any refutation from you.
Quote:Otherwise, atheism is utlimately amoral. Or at least not inherently any more moral than theism
Atheism itself is a lack of a belief, not a belief. It would have to be something to be amoral. What I have demonstrated is that not only is theism not helpful, it's actually harmful to our understanding of morality. Hence, secularism is morally superior.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
