tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362232927871759836.post1472585836539951539..comments2023-03-31T04:48:58.366-07:00Comments on Ned's Faith Mumblings: God and Religionnedbrekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484011165536152141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362232927871759836.post-75253081940590757112008-04-16T17:07:00.000-07:002008-04-16T17:07:00.000-07:00"But the main point is, he has no justification fo..."But the main point is, he has no justification for distinguishing good and bad."<BR/><BR/>Oops, forgot about this...<BR/><BR/>Why do you think Russell (or me by extension) has no justification for distinguishing good vs. evil? Where do you think you get it from? From god? If that were so, then slavery would not be evil, would it? I think you should try and answer <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthyphro_dilemma" REL="nofollow">Euthyphro's Dilemma</A>.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, atheists can make objective determinations between good and evil, just as everyone else does. We get our morality from our culture, not the Bible. We also get it from evolution, as altruistic and moral behavior can be observed in other animals.GCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362232927871759836.post-23474734631324380082008-04-16T17:04:00.000-07:002008-04-16T17:04:00.000-07:00"I think Russell gives away his position on page 1..."I think Russell gives away his position on page 112, "The world is our world, and it rests with us to make it a heaven or a hell." This is works righteousness: our works, our deeds making the world right; making us right with God."<BR/><BR/>Why am I not surprised that you don't understand what he's saying? He's saying that it is up to us to make this world a better or worse place, not some made up mythological figure.<BR/><BR/>"Russell sticks with this "blue versus yellow" analogy, which I don't understand."<BR/><BR/>No, you don't. He's not talking about preference.GCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.com