by GnosticChristian » Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:50 am
by Pagan Trapistan » Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:54 am
by The New California Republic » Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:54 am
by Andromeda Islands » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:51 pm
by Telconi » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:02 pm
Andromeda Islands wrote:It's really simple. Ethics is common sense. It doesn't require religion. I do think that meditation is a good practice, but there isn't necessarily anything "spiritual" about meditation because an atheist can meditate. I wouldn't go so far that "religion" is bad per se,
but (at least for me), I don't think that it is necessary to be an ethical or compassionate person.
by Olthar » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:31 pm
Telconi wrote:Andromeda Islands wrote:It's really simple. Ethics is common sense. It doesn't require religion. I do think that meditation is a good practice, but there isn't necessarily anything "spiritual" about meditation because an atheist can meditate. I wouldn't go so far that "religion" is bad per se,
but (at least for me), I don't think that it is necessary to be an ethical or compassionate person.
Seems remarkably uncommon for common sense...
by Page » Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:23 pm
by Western Vale Confederacy » Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:28 pm
by Telconi » Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:33 pm
Common sense is a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge things, which is shared by ("common to") nearly all people, and can be reasonably expected of nearly all people without any need for debate.
by Xmara » Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:33 pm
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:If you fill up the cup to half, it is half-full.
If you fill up the cup to full and pour it down to half, it is half-empty.
Context, context...
by Purpelia » Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:51 pm
by Neutraligon » Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:57 pm
by Geneviev » Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:17 pm
by Xmara » Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:59 pm
Geneviev wrote:In America, there's not enough Christians and whatever Christians actually follow the Bible are persecuted. Still, humanity seems to not be completely evil.
by The New California Republic » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:00 pm
Geneviev wrote:In America, there's not enough Christians and whatever Christians actually follow the Bible are persecuted.
by The New California Republic » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:02 pm
by Xmara » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:04 pm
by Ostroeuropa » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:05 pm
by The New California Republic » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:07 pm
by Geneviev » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:11 pm
Neutraligon wrote:Hmm, that depends, I still have an issue with a lot of the Christians in the US, particularly the dominionist evangelical groups that I view as highly immoral. I think that over all though we tend to be doing better despite these groups.
by Xmara » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:13 pm
by The New California Republic » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:15 pm
Geneviev wrote:The New California Republic wrote:When?Neutraligon wrote:Hmm, that depends, I still have an issue with a lot of the Christians in the US, particularly the dominionist evangelical groups that I view as highly immoral. I think that over all though we tend to be doing better despite these groups.
Also, the reactions to documentaries like Jesus Camp.
by Geneviev » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:19 pm
by The New California Republic » Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:20 pm
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