RE: There is no objective Morality
March 19, 2013 at 4:29 pm
(This post was last modified: March 19, 2013 at 4:41 pm by Baalzebutt.)
You are essentially arguing Pascal's Wager here.
As an atheist, I believe I have one life to live. There is no eternity for my "soul" and it is therefore a waste of my time in this life to persue anything related to eternity.
Your argument about rape is essentially correct. There is nothing OBJECTIVELY wrong with rape. It occurs constantly in the animal world and, in some cases, creates the bond that maintains structure in a given animal society. However, as humans, we find rape to be reprehensible because we understand the damage it causes both personally and socially. Stating that rape is not objectively wrong does not in any way indicate that we either accept or condone the practice. We still find it "disgusting".
The bottom line is this: Just because a moral code is not objective does not mean it is not still a moral code.
As an atheist, I believe I have one life to live. There is no eternity for my "soul" and it is therefore a waste of my time in this life to persue anything related to eternity.
Your argument about rape is essentially correct. There is nothing OBJECTIVELY wrong with rape. It occurs constantly in the animal world and, in some cases, creates the bond that maintains structure in a given animal society. However, as humans, we find rape to be reprehensible because we understand the damage it causes both personally and socially. Stating that rape is not objectively wrong does not in any way indicate that we either accept or condone the practice. We still find it "disgusting".
The bottom line is this: Just because a moral code is not objective does not mean it is not still a moral code.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." -Einstein