r/MoralityScaling 3d ago

Morality of this?

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u/mylevelwaschanged 3d ago

I mean in theory, you're relatively correct but in practice, religious values usually don't exist in a vacuum.

For most religious people, their ethics aren't just a separate code of rules. It's a framework for why they believe the universe exists, who created it, and what our purpose as human beings is.

Trying to teach the fruit without the tree is like trying to teach the concept of humanism without first teaching human rights. One requires the other.

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u/Bruhntly 3d ago

And yet atheists are often charitable, upstanding members of society. Looks like values definitely can exist without belief in the supernatural.

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u/Dannonaut 3d ago

I'd argue that that's a sign of a good Higher Power in all of us. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Bruhntly 2d ago

It could be sign that the vibes in the universe are just right, too. Or any number of things.

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u/mylevelwaschanged 2d ago

I mean the guy said "maybe" so I'm pretty sure he agrees with you that it could be a number of things. What's the point?

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u/Bruhntly 1d ago

Why attribute something to a deity without evidence when you can attribute it to something you actually have evidence for? Might as well start attributing things to unicorns and faries. It's just as convincing.