And societies dominated by religion - theocracies - aren't great. It seems ppl do best with secular societies & communities & value systems
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'Religion only ever causes harm' is simplistic and so is 'It's religion that people need to form communities, have ethics, have a purpose.'
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Possible evolution has constructed our brains such that we actually do feel more comfortable believing some things which aren't true.
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Of course we do. That's why we're so prone to doing it.
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We need to psychologically manage our fear of death and powerlessness and the fact that there is no external moral code.
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It is certainly not a fact that there is no external moral code.
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A moral code that exists outside humanity but is objectively moral for humans? Spose there could be but we don't know of it.
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Originates outside me, & is thus independent of my whim. Aristotle located its origin in those things a human needs to thrive. E.g. sleep...
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So it is still human. Based on human needs and human moral emotions. Its not objectively moral. Just in relation to humans.
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Dunno what a moral emotion is. It's based on the fact I'm a politikon zoon, a social animal, who lives life best when fair, brave, kind.
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Not that atheists, humanists can't also do this but organized religions offer tons of more or less free help to society, have for centuries.
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This is a human thing.
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Sure, but historical churches have worn this hat. Have and still do, do a tremendous amount of good.
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And a tremendous amount of bad. My point was you don't need a religion to do good & be happy.
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But what about community aspect? That matters. Organized effort to help, feed the homeless, etc.
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Doesn't require believing things that aren't true. I support Action Aid. Amnesty, Disaster emergency committee & more & volunteer time.
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