RE: Unconventional Religion
August 4, 2013 at 10:22 pm
(This post was last modified: August 4, 2013 at 10:23 pm by Consilius.)
(August 4, 2013 at 7:36 pm)genkaus Wrote: Oh, but you would be freely allowing the murderer to murder you.Something is 'freely given' when it is not demanded.
Quote:If you live in a society that would easily trample on a person's rights, then your own rights are that much less secure. Standing up for someone else's rights makes your own more secure and ensures future support should they be at risk.Not necessary. The rich stand up for the poor. Straight men and women fight for gay rights. Adults fight for the rights of children. Why would one support another demographic when he or she could simply fight for his own?
Quote:Giving to charity may result in emotional gratification of satisfying your empathetic instincts, better reputation in the society, people owing you one and tax breaks. So, rationality says, there is something in it for you.This is the bottom of the well. This answer can apply to any other instance I present.
Therefore, I do not actually care about my fellow members of society, I only help them to ease my own guilty conscience and in the hope that they help me later.
How does the word selfish NOT apply to this view of morality?