(June 16, 2015 at 9:48 pm)Rhythm Wrote:Quote:I am being 100% honest. I still would know that hurting others is wrong. I would still feel sorry for people. But if I believed all we were was just... material, I wouldn't be able to explain *why* it would be so important to treat others well. I would know it was, but I wouldn't know where that came from.Well, okay, if you say so........but, whats wrong with any of the numerous reasons given in this thread...or even in the response you just gave me..right up there while claiming you wouldn't know....that you have empathy? That's a powerful explanation that you, apparently, didn't realize that you just gave. It's the same explanation given by a great many people.
Like I said, I would still have empathy, but empathy alone cannot explain why a particular action is wrong, since empathy can be so subjective. But then again, you guys believe morality is subjective, so perhaps I shouldn't say what I would think if I did not believe in God.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
