(February 26, 2020 at 9:05 am)Klorophyll Wrote: Aside from that, it's not like we're advocating for prosecuting women who perform abortion, we're simply against legalizing it.
(February 25, 2020 at 5:22 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Sure it can. I don't believe in gods, I know that there are different kinds of life. Why did you think this would be difficult?
It's difficult because you can't make one kind of life more valuable than another, all life is made up with the same stuff, following essentially the same biological processes etc. and as such all lives are on an equal footing, and deserve equal chances of survival, unless religion kicks in.
(February 25, 2020 at 5:22 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Now we're on to materialism. It's important to point out that atheists don't have to be materialists, but it's no more difficult for a materialist to offer a set of value judgements than it is for you to do the same. None of these things you're asking about are problems. Who told you they were? Why would they be?
The value judgments you're about to offer can't be justified. Supposing god automatically makes the human life more privileged. Other than that we're just a pack of matter.
So you're claiming that Dawkins didn't point out that we are more inclined to assist and defend those who share a greater degree of genetic material with ourselves than those who don't in The Selfish Gene?
Quote:I don't understand why you'd come to a discussion forum, and then proceed to reap from visibility any voice that disagrees with you. If you're going to do that, why not just sit in front of a mirror and pat yourself on the back continuously?-Esquilax
Evolution - Adapt or be eaten.
