Sadly, often this is offered, yes! But it needn't be. We can set premises based on things which evidently exist, like humans and suffering.
The facts matter here because the claim that there is a heaven for people who worship a particular god is a factual claim. If convinced there is not, people are likely to seek to maximise human thriving a different way.
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Yes, facts matter, but not by themselves. That was the schism here.
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But now I think you're arguing that evolved morality is also a scientific fact that isn't enough by itself. That we set premises based on something other than this and if so, what?
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