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Random crazy rant there. Even as a militant atheist, this is nothing to do with religious values. It’s the ethic of reciprocity. But bastards are just bastards
by setquk 8y ago
Random crazy rant there. Even as a militant atheist, this is nothing to do with religious values. It’s the ethic of reciprocity. But bastards are just bastards and that’s life. Holding people accountable for being a bastard and saying “no that’s not ok” is what we should be doing, not try substituting value systems trying to find a less cruel one.
- arethuza 8y agoSpeaking of "bastards are just bastards" - ever heard of the sociopath|clueless|losers categorisation: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
- thaumasiotes 8y ago> this is nothing to do with religious values. It’s the ethic of reciprocity. This is an odd thing to say. The ethic of reciprocity is a value. What do you think religious values are?
- ionised 8y agoReligious values are values which already existed but proponents of religion decided to take credit for.
- setquk 8y agoThe ethic of reciprocity is a simple logical construct which defines a survival advantage for the adherents to it. Religious values are merely an abstraction over that which define a lot of specific super-rules, some based on faith and some on opinion but rarely on logic. Fundamentally the only reason there are "religious values" is so that the idea survives as well as the people. It's difficult separating the two concepts. To note I have no problem with people believing what they want but I think the universe is simpler than we like to make it out to be. That might be a little scarier than god though.
- r00fus 8y agoAnimals understand reciprocity. These vales transcend human societies let alone religious.