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What IS good, and how do we determine it?
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RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
(June 15, 2015 at 11:30 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Some atheists who believe that objective moral right and wrong really do exist, a position also called moral realism, say they simply know that these moral truths exist, and that’s good enough for them.

Is that an opinion you've found expressed by anyone on this forum?  Because atheism is not a philosophy, and I really could care less what "some atheists" think unless it's a good thought.

Quote:Many atheists see to think moral realism is obvious, and easy to prove. I disagree.

Why bother to attack what isn't being argued?  Because it's easier than what's actually being said here and now?  I see no point in collectively discussing opinions not raised in the thread.  If you are a moral relativist fine.  Otherwise, why waste time shutting down an opinion not even raised.  Talk with the atheists you are talking to, not some atheists you find elsewhere.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god.  If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 15, 2015 at 10:06 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 15, 2015 at 10:09 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 15, 2015 at 10:19 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 16, 2015 at 12:13 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 16, 2015 at 1:05 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 15, 2015 at 7:41 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 15, 2015 at 10:34 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by IATIA - June 16, 2015 at 12:55 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 16, 2015 at 6:22 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 15, 2015 at 11:23 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Jenny A - June 15, 2015 at 11:38 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 15, 2015 at 11:40 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 16, 2015 at 12:04 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 16, 2015 at 12:22 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 16, 2015 at 12:49 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 16, 2015 at 12:32 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 16, 2015 at 12:46 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 16, 2015 at 12:54 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 16, 2015 at 11:57 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 16, 2015 at 12:31 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 8:33 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 16, 2015 at 10:24 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 16, 2015 at 10:48 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 8:24 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 16, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 16, 2015 at 12:56 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 16, 2015 at 3:39 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 16, 2015 at 4:32 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 16, 2015 at 10:18 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Pyrrho - June 16, 2015 at 10:04 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Silver - June 17, 2015 at 12:46 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 6:30 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 18, 2015 at 10:18 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 18, 2015 at 11:14 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 8:56 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 9:14 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 9:20 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 4:35 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 4:41 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 7:13 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 8:58 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 9:05 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 19, 2015 at 9:56 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 20, 2015 at 11:52 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 20, 2015 at 12:07 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 20, 2015 at 2:50 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 19, 2015 at 11:03 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 19, 2015 at 11:18 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Pyrrho - June 17, 2015 at 10:07 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 8:52 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 11:49 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 17, 2015 at 11:41 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 18, 2015 at 11:18 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 18, 2015 at 11:59 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Alex K - June 18, 2015 at 11:24 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 19, 2015 at 8:16 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 19, 2015 at 1:11 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 19, 2015 at 7:08 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 19, 2015 at 6:14 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 19, 2015 at 8:18 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 19, 2015 at 9:52 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 19, 2015 at 10:50 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 19, 2015 at 12:58 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 20, 2015 at 9:03 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 20, 2015 at 8:54 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 20, 2015 at 3:03 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by IATIA - June 21, 2015 at 10:20 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Pyrrho - June 20, 2015 at 11:31 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 20, 2015 at 3:53 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 12:20 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 11:27 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 1:16 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 21, 2015 at 11:55 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Metis - June 21, 2015 at 12:27 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 2:21 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 9:08 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Metis - June 21, 2015 at 12:14 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 9:12 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 9:37 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by IATIA - June 23, 2015 at 12:41 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 21, 2015 at 10:23 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Pyrrho - June 21, 2015 at 11:42 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 12:33 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 1:26 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 1:24 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 2:04 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Metis - June 24, 2015 at 10:24 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Metis - June 25, 2015 at 12:18 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 25, 2015 at 11:08 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 22, 2015 at 11:18 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 22, 2015 at 1:25 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 23, 2015 at 12:57 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 23, 2015 at 6:24 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 24, 2015 at 7:23 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 24, 2015 at 6:12 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 24, 2015 at 6:03 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 24, 2015 at 6:24 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 24, 2015 at 6:29 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 24, 2015 at 10:54 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 26, 2015 at 7:14 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 26, 2015 at 10:58 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 24, 2015 at 8:06 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Metis - June 24, 2015 at 10:03 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Metis - June 24, 2015 at 10:11 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 25, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 26, 2015 at 7:05 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Tonus - June 25, 2015 at 11:00 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 26, 2015 at 11:21 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 26, 2015 at 12:35 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Pyrrho - June 26, 2015 at 12:51 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 26, 2015 at 12:58 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by abaris - June 27, 2015 at 12:07 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Pyrrho - June 26, 2015 at 10:16 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 28, 2015 at 9:31 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 28, 2015 at 11:14 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 30, 2015 at 7:06 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 30, 2015 at 5:52 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 30, 2015 at 2:55 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - June 30, 2015 at 6:59 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 27, 2015 at 8:00 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 27, 2015 at 12:51 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 27, 2015 at 1:56 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by IATIA - June 27, 2015 at 12:58 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - July 1, 2015 at 11:29 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - July 1, 2015 at 11:46 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by smax - June 29, 2015 at 1:40 pm
What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Easy Guns - June 29, 2015 at 10:06 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Nope - June 30, 2015 at 8:52 am
What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Easy Guns - June 29, 2015 at 10:34 pm
What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Easy Guns - June 29, 2015 at 10:47 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by IATIA - June 29, 2015 at 10:49 pm
What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Easy Guns - June 30, 2015 at 10:43 am
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Cato - July 2, 2015 at 12:51 pm
RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it? - by Joods - July 10, 2015 at 12:11 am

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