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// A very common argument of many religious people is that a secular, humanist or materialist worldview leads inevitably to moral relativism. Since, on this way of thinking (they argue), there is nothing inherently special or unique about human beings—we are just bags of water and proteins who happen to have evolved some tendency toward [...]
// A very common argument of many religious people is that a secular, humanist or materialist worldview leads inevitably to moral relativism. I will deal with the fact that secular reason can, in fact, produce moral absolutes in another post. For now, I will take the religious’ assertion and turn it on its ear: religion, in [...]
// I recently visited a WordPress blog (which will remain unnamed to protect the innocent) in which a western woman wrote that in her travels in some regions of India, she had a tough time finding the women. She found few walking around in public, dining in restaurants or visiting the beach. Whenever she did [...]
Yet more proof of the evolutionary roots of morality and ethics, for the religious doubters out there. Keep in mind also that religion, by its nature, results in moral relativism. This is especially true of organized religion. //
// Quick: what is the difference between Paris Hilton and Carrie Prejean? Both have risen to prominence and success largely due to their physical appearance and willingness to use their sexuality and sex appeal to their advantage. Both have little to offer the American public in the way of intellectual insight or intelligence. Both are [...]
