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It's shockingly ignorant and quite offensive to assert that fundamental tenets of morality and ethics originated in or necessarily had to be promulgated by reli
by sp527 9y ago
It's shockingly ignorant and quite offensive to assert that fundamental tenets of morality and ethics originated in or necessarily had to be promulgated by religious doctrine.
- lamarpye 9y agoWhy? I don't find it offensive. I don't you can maintain morality long-term without religion.
- 8note 9y agoReligions don't impose morality on societies; they're a marketplace competing to communicate the society's morals. when society decided human sacrifices weren't moral, they ditched those religions in favour of ones without human sacrifice. it doesn't have to be a relgion that communicates what the morals are; some other structure can do that. morality itself seems to be good for societies ability to reproduce, so it'll probably stick around regardless.