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Pervasiveness of Religion
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RE: Pervasiveness of Religion
Quote:Likewise our view of killing as 'wrong' is a long standing social convention, but nothing more.

This is incorrect. This viewpoint is perhaps the very key of human civilization. Morals are certainly an invention, and many of them are pointless or cruel, but such morals are rarely accepted universally. The immorality of murder is something practically everybody agrees upon, because practically everyone agrees that the effect is negative and irreparable.
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Pervasiveness of Religion - by out.of.the.box - December 19, 2012 at 12:38 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by Minimalist - December 19, 2012 at 12:45 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by Ryantology - December 19, 2012 at 12:46 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by Lion IRC - December 19, 2012 at 12:54 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - December 19, 2012 at 12:58 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by Minimalist - December 19, 2012 at 1:08 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by Lion IRC - December 19, 2012 at 1:12 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by clemdog14 - December 19, 2012 at 1:53 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - December 19, 2012 at 1:55 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by clemdog14 - December 19, 2012 at 1:56 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - December 19, 2012 at 2:05 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by clemdog14 - December 19, 2012 at 2:10 am
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by yoda55 - February 5, 2013 at 8:41 pm
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by genkaus - February 5, 2013 at 8:59 pm
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by yoda55 - February 5, 2013 at 11:52 pm
RE: Pervasiveness of Religion - by genkaus - February 6, 2013 at 1:27 am



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