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That's interesting, but irrelevant. The question is not "what group of people is nicest," but "what are solid philosophical grounds for morality?" Ad hominem fa
by billybob 17y ago
That's interesting, but irrelevant. The question is not "what group of people is nicest," but "what are solid philosophical grounds for morality?" Ad hominem fallacies do not clarify the issue.
- btilly 17y agoMy point is that not only is it possible for atheists to behave in a moral way, but statistics suggests that atheists tend to act in a more moral way than average. The question of solid philosophical grounds for morality does not concern me. I happen to believe that there are none. However I also am painfully aware that I am personally wired to be a moral being, and if I act against my own morality, I am very unhappy. However I have no basis for trying to convince anyone else that my morality is the correct one. I could go on at length about this, but the short version is that after much thought I am a moral relativist. And moral relativism is not an easy position to take.