No, not necessarily, but I think we shld determine which are & aren't with reference to something other than faith.https://twitter.com/burtonad/status/881148313986314241 …
If Christians are right & a God exists that tortures disbelievers for all eternity, the moral thing to do wld be to force belief hard.
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Kill or otherwise remove from society people who spread doubt. Ban homosexuality. Forbid women from speaking in church etc.
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Save as many people as you possibly can from such an awful fate by whatever means possible.
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Because the end imperative is always human wellbeing. Take God out of the picture & it still is. But don't have to deny human rights.
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Unless, of course, you are a devout Muslim who thinks the notion that Allah had a son is deeply blasphemous.
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They'd be wrong too and should be forced to be Christian.
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I'm sure we can both agree different premises for morality exist. Is the difference that I think they can be argued to be better or worse?
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Probably a question of the extent to which they can be so argued. I'd never assert "all bases for morality are equally justified."
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Which is an argument I hear from believers to atheists - "since you don't believe in God, the final arbiter, to you anything is allowed."
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OK, but we're way off the subject and I am going to leave it here.
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Oh, OK. Thanks for the stimulating conversation.
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