I asked: And why should (the information that shaped your opinion of whether child rape is morally wrong) shape anyone else's?
PhillyChief answered: Because empathy and mutual respect are keys for humans coexisting together, and I find worthy regardless. This was understood by our ancestors long ago, and seen in the original Golden Rule. It is this that informs my decision as it should everyone's.
Conversely,
Hypothetical atheist Joe asks: And why should (the information that shaped your opinion of whether God exists) shape anyone else's?
I answer: Because God's existence to ground an objective morality is a key for humans coexisting together, and I find worthy regardless. This was understood by our ancestors long ago, and seen in primitive religious beliefs. It is this that informs my decision as it should everyone's.
But not all of our ancestors believed in your god!
Just like not all believed in the Golden Rule or PhillyChief's Westernised moralisings, I would imagine.
Rhology's skill at answering made-up questions from made-up atheists is less than impressive.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of pathetic when someone can't knock even a straw man down...
<snort>
John,
ReplyDeleteI'm crushed, of course. I DID miss where your argument was, but that's probably just b/c I'm stupid.
BTW, you're scaring me, man. I'm glad you live across the ocean; else I might be a bit nervous you'd actually try to show up at my door and destroy all my arguments in front of my wife and child.
Any chance you might make your own blog and make your points that way? I'm not a very creative sort, actually; your leeching off my creativity (what there is of it) is probably not your best strategy. And you're acting a bit like a stalker.
Heh.
ReplyDeleteFine, I'll ease your mind and move on.
And I wasn't stalking; I clicked on the link of this very post and commented on that thread - it was co-incidence that last weekend I also happened to come across a comment thread where you'd posted and commented there too. Amongst other things, I subscribe to "planet atheism", an atheist blog aggregator.
Anyway.
It's been educational.
When I started commenting on your site, I said I'd be forthright and honest with you, and I have been.
As with you, so with others; however I will attempt restraint when commenting on a thread you might have already visited.
Best of luck with life and all that.
John
Oh, OK. Well, look, when you go to long-dead threads on other blogs and comment about how I'm a tard but you are a paragon of forthrightness and rational inquiry rather than offering any substantive critique of my arguments, twice in two days, it makes one wonder. No need to leave, but do what you gotta do.
ReplyDeletePeace,
Rhology