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Unconventional Religion
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RE: Unconventional Religion
(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?
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Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 26, 2013 at 8:24 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 26, 2013 at 8:43 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 26, 2013 at 9:11 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 26, 2013 at 9:28 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by ronedee - July 26, 2013 at 10:03 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 26, 2013 at 11:49 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Rahul - July 26, 2013 at 11:56 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Minimalist - July 26, 2013 at 12:28 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Faith No More - July 26, 2013 at 1:22 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 26, 2013 at 2:09 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Rahul - July 26, 2013 at 3:43 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 27, 2013 at 8:05 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 27, 2013 at 10:15 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 27, 2013 at 10:51 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 29, 2013 at 9:21 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 29, 2013 at 2:09 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 30, 2013 at 6:28 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 30, 2013 at 11:35 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by ronedee - July 31, 2013 at 11:51 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 29, 2013 at 4:18 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 29, 2013 at 3:19 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 29, 2013 at 3:28 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 29, 2013 at 3:46 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 30, 2013 at 5:25 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 30, 2013 at 6:34 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 31, 2013 at 5:33 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 31, 2013 at 5:52 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 30, 2013 at 8:34 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 31, 2013 at 5:55 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 31, 2013 at 6:12 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 31, 2013 at 10:57 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 30, 2013 at 11:26 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 31, 2013 at 7:11 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 31, 2013 at 8:05 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - July 31, 2013 at 11:07 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by ronedee - August 2, 2013 at 10:29 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Faith No More - August 2, 2013 at 11:55 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Minimalist - August 4, 2013 at 6:57 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by DeistPaladin - September 6, 2013 at 10:25 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by max-greece - July 30, 2013 at 9:16 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by max-greece - July 30, 2013 at 11:34 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by littleendian - July 31, 2013 at 8:17 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 31, 2013 at 8:24 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 31, 2013 at 8:41 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 31, 2013 at 8:50 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 31, 2013 at 9:04 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by The Reality Salesman - July 31, 2013 at 10:16 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by The Magic Pudding - July 31, 2013 at 9:23 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 31, 2013 at 10:59 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 31, 2013 at 11:02 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - July 31, 2013 at 11:59 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by max-greece - July 31, 2013 at 1:05 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 1, 2013 at 2:27 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 1, 2013 at 6:11 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 4, 2013 at 4:28 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 4, 2013 at 6:21 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Angrboda - August 1, 2013 at 7:37 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Faith No More - August 1, 2013 at 10:26 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - July 31, 2013 at 1:31 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by The Reality Salesman - July 31, 2013 at 11:15 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Rahul - July 31, 2013 at 12:09 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by The Reality Salesman - July 31, 2013 at 1:43 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Angrboda - July 31, 2013 at 2:32 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 4, 2013 at 6:41 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 4, 2013 at 7:00 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 4, 2013 at 7:25 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 4, 2013 at 7:36 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 4, 2013 at 10:22 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 5, 2013 at 6:22 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Anomalocaris - August 4, 2013 at 7:45 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 5, 2013 at 8:22 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 5, 2013 at 9:15 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 5, 2013 at 9:53 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 5, 2013 at 10:08 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 5, 2013 at 11:13 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 5, 2013 at 11:46 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 5, 2013 at 10:29 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 6, 2013 at 5:53 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 6, 2013 at 7:20 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 6, 2013 at 9:09 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 6, 2013 at 7:30 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 7, 2013 at 12:38 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 7, 2013 at 4:04 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 7, 2013 at 5:56 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 7, 2013 at 6:55 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 7, 2013 at 8:18 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 8, 2013 at 4:26 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 8, 2013 at 9:12 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 8, 2013 at 10:47 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 8, 2013 at 11:26 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 9, 2013 at 2:20 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 9, 2013 at 9:21 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 9, 2013 at 4:18 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 10, 2013 at 1:14 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 10, 2013 at 4:08 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 10, 2013 at 4:21 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 10, 2013 at 7:09 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 10, 2013 at 7:27 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 10, 2013 at 8:17 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 10, 2013 at 8:42 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Justtristo - August 7, 2013 at 5:03 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 11, 2013 at 10:55 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 11, 2013 at 11:30 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 11, 2013 at 2:25 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Chas - August 11, 2013 at 2:36 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 11, 2013 at 3:45 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 11, 2013 at 6:52 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 11, 2013 at 7:34 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 11, 2013 at 11:33 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Whateverist - August 12, 2013 at 1:23 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 12, 2013 at 1:13 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Whateverist - August 15, 2013 at 3:14 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 17, 2013 at 8:40 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 18, 2013 at 7:01 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 18, 2013 at 3:04 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Bad Wolf - August 18, 2013 at 4:10 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 19, 2013 at 11:16 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Whateverist - August 18, 2013 at 3:32 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 18, 2013 at 5:32 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Bad Wolf - August 18, 2013 at 6:15 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Whateverist - August 19, 2013 at 11:31 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 24, 2013 at 10:29 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 25, 2013 at 12:24 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 25, 2013 at 3:41 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 25, 2013 at 10:50 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 26, 2013 at 1:13 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 26, 2013 at 3:48 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 15, 2013 at 9:59 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - August 12, 2013 at 2:05 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 11, 2013 at 3:17 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 11, 2013 at 4:04 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - August 11, 2013 at 6:32 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 11, 2013 at 6:38 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Edwardo Piet - August 18, 2013 at 7:05 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - September 2, 2013 at 1:17 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - September 2, 2013 at 2:05 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by MindForgedManacle - September 2, 2013 at 2:35 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - September 2, 2013 at 7:43 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - September 2, 2013 at 10:44 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by ronedee - September 3, 2013 at 12:08 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - September 3, 2013 at 4:33 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - September 3, 2013 at 5:08 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Minimalist - September 3, 2013 at 12:23 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by ronedee - September 3, 2013 at 1:08 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Esquilax - September 3, 2013 at 9:53 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by CapnAwesome - September 3, 2013 at 12:25 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Minimalist - September 3, 2013 at 2:44 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by ronedee - September 3, 2013 at 12:36 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Brakeman - September 3, 2013 at 12:51 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by ronedee - September 3, 2013 at 12:55 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - September 3, 2013 at 8:35 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - September 3, 2013 at 10:32 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - September 4, 2013 at 3:00 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - September 4, 2013 at 3:08 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Bad Wolf - September 3, 2013 at 9:32 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Brian37 - September 3, 2013 at 12:49 pm
RE: Unconventional Religion - by Consilius - September 5, 2013 at 3:36 am
RE: Unconventional Religion - by genkaus - September 5, 2013 at 3:52 am



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