tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post1306317923249201765..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Conversation Topic 11: Secular vs Religious RationalizationAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-43904576667732598882009-09-08T19:51:15.551-06:002009-09-08T19:51:15.551-06:00I say true due human irrationality.I say true due human irrationality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-24891327944844750122009-09-08T16:43:32.091-06:002009-09-08T16:43:32.091-06:00It is a true statement in my opinion. Neither secu...It is a true statement in my opinion. Neither secularists as a whole nor religionists as a whole are devoid of good actions / behavior nor wicked actions / behavior.Louis Gedonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-15117784401326549692009-09-07T22:05:43.750-06:002009-09-07T22:05:43.750-06:00Hiya Kip. Totally disagree. Humans are great at ...Hiya Kip. Totally disagree. Humans are great at rationalization, and the smarter they are the better they get at it. People have come up with justifications for killing those with different political views purely for secular reasons. Shouldn't be hard at all to find a justification for any action that doesn't involve any god.<br /><br />And I agree that it's important because it means that simply stopping religion will not stop human evil. It therefore also implies that stopping religion should not be the primary goal.Eneaszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500232958398471146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-54197679736037973112009-09-07T08:40:15.931-06:002009-09-07T08:40:15.931-06:00This is only true for very loose definitions of &q...This is only true for very loose definitions of "justification". I can justify anything by saying "because I wanted to". So, yeah. I guess it's true in that sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com