(July 3, 2013 at 8:26 am)NoraBrimstone Wrote:(July 3, 2013 at 4:17 am)Consilius Wrote: God exists because truth (logic) and goodness (morality) do. They are eternal, immutable, invisible, and universal. They do not need to be taught, but are wired into the brains of people everywhere. They bring the human race together and lead it to an origin that is beyond us.No. Just no.
"Lord of the Flies" is a good piece of literature that pretty much spells out what happens when people aren't taught morals and ethics. Religion may teach people values such as this, but they aren't exclusive to god. I can't believe you when you say that it's "wired into the brains of people everywhere". I know I left this conversation awhile ago, but I can't allow you to just LIE when talking to people. If you're going to assert something like that, then provide some scientific studies to back up your claim that people are inherently "good".
Also, remember that it's the human race that defines what is good and what isn't. Just because a philosophical concept exists, it doesn't make god appear out of thin air. When the people of ancient Greece fell in love, they imagined it was some imaginary force that caused them to, so they attributed their sudden feelings to the god Eros. If god exists because "good" does, then Eros is still around because people still fall in love.