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Re: Christian and Atheist Moral Absolutes
Sorry, but in my atheist view of the world there certainly are moral absolutes, one of which is devotion to the truth, so far as I can understand it. Very few people with any religious belief share that devotion. First, there are all those people who follow a religion because it provides them with some kind of comfort or feeling of security - if ...
Posted to Dialogues by anarch on October 4, 2007
Re: some see blind faith as a virtue...
The need to isolate oneself from other points of view suggests insecurity about the validity of your beliefs. I can understand why parents of young children would want to be very clear about religion and morality, so that the kids won't be confused about the basics of right and wrong. But we are talking about college students, young adults. If ...
Posted to Dialogues by ovation on September 19, 2007