(October 19, 2009 at 8:33 am)rjh4 Wrote: The following is a quote from the BHA website that Darwinian cited in the thread "Agressive Secularism?"
Quote:"Non-believers" do, of course, have many beliefs, though not religious ones. For example, they typically hold that moral feelings are social in origin, based on treating others as they would wish to be treated (the 'golden rule' which antedates all the major world religions).
As an atheist, do you agree with this quote? Do you strive to follow the golden rule?
Mostly, but i don't think it is that black and white; some people wish to be treated with a respect they have not earned. Respect does not come by default, everyone is neutral to begin with and their actions dictate the extend to which i treat them.
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