This thing, "But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion" - it's unfalsifiable, rhetorical tosh, & people shouldn't say it!
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp But it is falsifiable. Why just this week, I - an atheist motivated by no positive or negative concept of religion - did...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @pintofhemlock
@pintofhemlock That begs the question vis-a-vis the unfalsifiable bit (i.e., that you're a "good" person).3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp I guess the simple response is: many motivations lead good people to do evil. We can show they are not religiously based.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @pintofhemlock
@pintofhemlock person" is that they won't do evil things unless they've been brainwashed by religion (i.e., it's the unfalsifiable thing).
6:46 AM - 10 Mar 2015
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