Sure, if anyone's saying we shld fight or fear God. Usually, they're replying to claims he's a good moral guide tho. https://twitter.com/TheGodlessMama/status/909239532888973312 …
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It does matter what people think is morally good & bad even if the sources they attribute this to don't actually exist.
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I've encountered people who think I shld be tortured for all eternity for not believing what they do. It matters even tho Hell is not real.
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Because people can be inspired to evil by false beliefs every bit as much as by true ones &, in practice, a hell of a lot more.
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I'm sure there are examples where believing in things that are true has inspired bloodshed & oppression but for the most part, no.
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A eugenics programme where everyone with hereditary diseases was killed wld be a hypothetical example of bloodshed based on true beliefs.
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So we do still need ethics, obviously!
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