On 20 Feb 2002, at 0:00, Teaching in the Psychological Sciences di wrote: > It feels to me as though the debate is at a level beneath where it needs to > be, stuck there because religions have done such a good job of convincing us > that any absolute morality need be rooted in someone's authority and in > ultimate rewards and punishments. I have a very hard time believing that in > at least some cases, it's not deliberate, in particular when I hear the > favorite strawman argument that atheism is incompatible with an absolute > morality. > > Paul Smith > Alverno College > Milwaukee
Fair argument. And while I can't generalize to other religious individuals or systems, the view that atheism is incompatible with an absolute morality is not necessarily held. One can be atheistic and hold to moral absolutes. Maybe that's not what you're saying. Clearly there are very moral people, in some (maybe more) cases, much more moral in their thinking and behavior, than religious individuals. Jim ************************************************************************ Jim Guinee, Ph.D. Director of Training & Adjunct Professor President, Arkansas College Counselor Association University of Central Arkansas Counseling Center 313 Bernard Hall Conway, AR 72035 USA (501) 450-3138 (office) (501) 450-3248 (fax) "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it" -Martin Luther King, Jr. ************************************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
