*theatrical sigh*
The whole 'can you be good without god?' thing has been done once or twice before on here.
In terms of individuals I don't think you can say 'this person will be good or bad because they are part of group x or y'.
Most societies think they are ethical, not matter how bloody evil they get. The Mayans thought they were doing the right thing by sacrificing Human life to their deities. We can't rely on our preconceptions or philosophies to tell us if our society is ethical, we need to examine the cold statistics to determine if we are doing the best thing for Humans. The protection and quality of Human life should come first, protection of life in general second, exploration of our existence and cosmos third and everything else a distant fourth.
The whole 'can you be good without god?' thing has been done once or twice before on here.
In terms of individuals I don't think you can say 'this person will be good or bad because they are part of group x or y'.
Most societies think they are ethical, not matter how bloody evil they get. The Mayans thought they were doing the right thing by sacrificing Human life to their deities. We can't rely on our preconceptions or philosophies to tell us if our society is ethical, we need to examine the cold statistics to determine if we are doing the best thing for Humans. The protection and quality of Human life should come first, protection of life in general second, exploration of our existence and cosmos third and everything else a distant fourth.
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. ~ George Bernard Shaw
