Morality needs to be looked at from a broader perspective than mere pleasure vs. suffering. Morality exists because it is required of a social species. Morality is behavior that benefits the functionality of a society, and evil is behavior that is harmful to the functionality of society. Now, what people believe is best for society can vary radically, and these debates are sociological in nature. Morality changes as our society changes -- when radical change occurs, our morality is insufficient, and needs to adapt to changing factors (like the internet in modern times).
Monday, March 28, 2011
Atheist Richard Dawkins - Religion vs Morality
Morality needs to be looked at from a broader perspective than mere pleasure vs. suffering. Morality exists because it is required of a social species. Morality is behavior that benefits the functionality of a society, and evil is behavior that is harmful to the functionality of society. Now, what people believe is best for society can vary radically, and these debates are sociological in nature. Morality changes as our society changes -- when radical change occurs, our morality is insufficient, and needs to adapt to changing factors (like the internet in modern times).
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Let's keep it clean? Have you ever visited Richard's website? More hatred spewing from there than a skinhead's convention. And you have a video of him talking about moralty?
ReplyDeleteJust when you thought you've seen it all.
Of course, you can't publish this now. Not that there's no truth in what I say. It's just that what I say is not what you want to hear.
TWINKLEDORP PEABODY IV
"Of course, you can't publish this now. Not that there's no truth in what I say. It's just that what I say is not what you want to hear."
ReplyDeleteWhat you said didn't have any trolling, spam, or hate-speech. I have no reason not to publish it.
As far as "Richard's website", I don't follow it, so I'm not aware of its "hate spewing".
Also, the title of the post is just the title of the video. It wasn't thought-out on my end.
ReplyDeleteI am very much aware of the hate spewing towards anything Religous having spent a bit of time reviewing the comments etc.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have the standards you do, and thank you for posting my response. I was obviously incorrect so I owe you an apology.
If you do have a moment, do check out Richard's site as it is quite an eye opener, particularily if the topic is about the Church, Religion or the Pope. Ask yourself if you would allow the same comments to appear on your blog. I have a feeling that you would not.
Thanks once again,
Twinkledorp Peabody IV.