(October 11, 2009 at 6:20 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: In my view it's a good thing. The fact that I can care without needing to believe in objective goodness and caring, shows that I'm a good person, and is a more noble reason to being good IMO.
I think it's a much more ignoble reason for being good, to say that you only do it because objective morality exists due to God, and if it didn't, you wouldn't do good and you wouldn't care.
I do good because I am good. Well at least I think I am
I don't need to satisfaction of saying I am good because I do what is said to be objectively good when it isn't even proven to be, and when there's no proof of objective morality whatsoever (hence why I don't believe in it).
You don't believe morality or good and evil exist, but you take pride in labeling yourself a "good person".
You concede that your explanation of morality is meaningless (in reality, to other people, etc).
You're "good" (by your own standards!) to impress yourself and that's noble? This is self-absorption, self-righteous, self-centered...not good, noble, or worthy.
You're insane.
