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As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?

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As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
Gentle_Idiot Offline
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As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 2:22 pm (This post was last modified: November 25, 2022 at 7:23 am by arewethereyet.)
Personally, I just read philosophy books and base my morality on them. They make more sense to me than the Bible.

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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 2:26 pm
(October 15, 2022 at 2:22 pm)Gentle_Idiot Wrote: Personally, I just read philosophy books and base my morality on them. They make more sense to me than the Bible.

How about you?

I base my morality on reason, empathy for my fellow beings, and the principles of Secular Humanism.  Read
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)
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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 2:31 pm
(October 15, 2022 at 2:26 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote:
(October 15, 2022 at 2:22 pm)Gentle_Idiot Wrote: Personally, I just read philosophy books and base my morality on them. They make more sense to me than the Bible.

How about you?

I base my morality on reason, empathy for my fellow beings, and the principles of Secular Humanism.  Read

And you have absolutes, right? Or everything is relative?
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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 2:34 pm
(October 15, 2022 at 2:31 pm)Gentle_Idiot Wrote:
(October 15, 2022 at 2:26 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote: I base my morality on reason, empathy for my fellow beings, and the principles of Secular Humanism.  Read

And you have absolutes, right? Or everything is relative?

I'm not good at expressing myself philosophically. I'd have to say I have principles in both areas.
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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 2:34 pm
I just pull it out of my ass, like everybody else.
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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 2:52 pm
i actually give some thought to whether what i pull out of my ass might possibly pass the smell test.
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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 3:25 pm
I use my empathy and common sense and just wing it. "If I do ______, what are the benefits and consequences?"
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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 4:15 pm
I was raised Christian, so "do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is deeply ingrained and I saw no reason to discard that particular bit.
"When you get the message, hang up the phone" --Alan Watts on enlightenment. Levitate
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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 4:27 pm
(October 15, 2022 at 2:26 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote:
(October 15, 2022 at 2:22 pm)Gentle_Idiot Wrote: Personally, I just read philosophy books and base my morality on them. They make more sense to me than the Bible.

How about you?

I base my morality on reason, empathy for my fellow beings, and the principles of Secular Humanism.  Read

No you don't. No one does.
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RE: As a nonreligious person, where do you get your moral guidance?
October 15, 2022 at 4:47 pm
All morality comes from religion. I base my morality on my knowledge and understanding of religion, even though I don't participate in religion myself.
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