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Atheists; what do you base your morals on?
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on?
(March 15, 2013 at 11:49 pm)jstrodel Wrote: Why would church be enough for me? I have to pay taxes. Why shouldn't I expect that society be organized for my benefit, to the degree that I support it?

Because you aren't paying taxes with the expectation that the government configure the world exactly to your liking, nor to the liking of the majority. You're paying for infrastructure.

Consider it like ice cream flavors, if you like: the secular system we have now is the "vanilla" system without embellishment that represents the things that the entire populace would want, not just your specific subsection of it. Your religious beliefs are something additional, like sprinkles, if you really want to labor the metaphor. They're specific to you and to the people who believe like you, and thus it's a cost you've gotta pay yourself.

You pay your taxes, but that doesn't entitle you to dictate government policy. I'd remind you that there are several million other citizens out there who also pay their taxes, and many of them don't believe the same religious stuff you do. Why are your beliefs privileged over theirs, in this regard?
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RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Cinjin - March 11, 2013 at 11:32 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Cinjin - March 11, 2013 at 12:21 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Tonus - March 15, 2013 at 12:11 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Esquilax - March 16, 2013 at 1:00 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by C3P0 - March 15, 2013 at 4:10 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Silver - March 15, 2013 at 11:25 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Nine - March 16, 2013 at 2:39 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Silver - March 16, 2013 at 10:19 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Silver - March 16, 2013 at 10:29 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Silver - March 16, 2013 at 10:34 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Cato - March 17, 2013 at 1:01 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Tonus - March 17, 2013 at 10:05 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 18, 2013 at 4:20 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 19, 2013 at 11:11 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Tonus - March 22, 2013 at 10:35 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 23, 2013 at 3:56 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 23, 2013 at 5:24 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 23, 2013 at 6:06 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 24, 2013 at 9:10 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 24, 2013 at 10:18 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 24, 2013 at 11:29 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 25, 2013 at 4:43 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by smax - March 25, 2013 at 8:05 am
Re: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by frz - March 18, 2013 at 11:27 am
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Silver - March 19, 2013 at 10:39 pm
RE: Atheists; what do you base your morals on? - by Silver - March 19, 2013 at 10:45 pm

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