(April 25, 2012 at 9:03 pm)deciple Wrote: why are you concerned with how anybody is treated? animal rights? equality for all men and women? fairness?
Why is it wrong when somebody cuts me off on the highway to beat their brains out with a hammer? Thats what comes natural to me at 1st thought. Its natural to lie to get out of trouble or get ahead. its natural to kill those that oppose you.
How is man the only animal that can defy his very nature? We compare ourselves to animals on various issues. None of them has the ability to defy their nature.
Being social and compassionate is part of our nature. It's what keeps us together. We survive in numbers, in social gatherings. If we were devoid of this, it's likely we wouldn't of made it this far. If we went out to kill each other, we'd go extinct. The reason why many of us seem unable to wilfully harm or kill someone is because of our social nature. Those who have no problems tend to have some kind of mental illness. In extreme cases, psychopathic. Which is why rapists and murderers seem to feel no guilt or lack of will to do what they do. I couldn't bring myself to do what they can. How one is brought up and whether they poses some kind of mental illness determines the sort of person they become.
Take away the idea of a god and some moral authority in religion, could you honestly go out side and harm someone simply because you wanted to? Could you wilfully with no guilt....harm or kill someone?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
