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Reply #38: Incorrect. You do not "need" a "supreme being" (whatever that is) to get concepts like morality [View All]

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Warren DeMontague

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Fri Mar-30-07 01:49 AM
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38. Incorrect. You do not "need" a "supreme being" (whatever that is) to get concepts like morality

What a flaming crock. Right, atheists are immoral--- Never heard that one before.

How about a value system that values life, or compassion, or kindness, or generosity? Even one that values pleasure? Maybe those are arbitrary, subjective choices, but no more arbitrary than saying "my value system of good and evil is based upon fear of punishment from a giant invisible man in the sky".

Buddhists don't believe in a "supreme being". Are you telling me the Dalai Lama has no concept of morality?

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