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what are we supposed to say again when christians ask us where we get our morality?
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RE: what are we supposed to say again when christians ask us where we get our morality?
June 27, 2014 at 11:03 am (This post was last modified: June 27, 2014 at 11:04 am by Mister Agenda.)
(June 26, 2014 at 4:35 pm)naimless Wrote:
(June 26, 2014 at 4:00 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Empathy, sense of fairness, desire to live in a society that is relatively fair, just, and safe....yeah, what's the attraction of those things if evildoers don't get punished in the afterlife, eh?

Just because you live with that intention in society, it does not mean that society will reward you with the same attributes, unless you believe in karma. Why treat others fairly if you are unfairly treated?

(June 26, 2014 at 4:00 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Ethical considerations come to mind.

Such as...

Tired of conversing with someone who is either ethically retarded or pretending to be: which would be pretty ethically retarded in itself. JAQ off on someone else.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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What I say is - by Zidneya - May 12, 2014 at 9:45 pm
Reply to Statler Waldorf - by CharnelRC - May 14, 2014 at 5:30 am
RE: what are we supposed... - by Statler Waldorf - May 16, 2014 at 6:12 pm
RE: what are we supposed - by Statler Waldorf - June 3, 2014 at 7:31 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say - by Statler Waldorf - June 4, 2014 at 7:22 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say - by Statler Waldorf - June 6, 2014 at 4:59 pm
RE: what are we supposed to - by Statler Waldorf - June 6, 2014 at 6:36 pm
RE: what are we supposed to - by Statler Waldorf - June 9, 2014 at 7:36 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say again - by Zack - June 11, 2014 at 3:46 pm
RE: what are we supposed to - by Statler Waldorf - June 16, 2014 at 7:13 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say - by CindysRain - June 20, 2014 at 6:23 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say... - by naimless - June 26, 2014 at 4:35 pm
RE: what are we supposed to say again when christians ask us where we get our morality? - by Mister Agenda - June 27, 2014 at 11:03 am

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