tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post6233092281858973641..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Political Equality Without FaithAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-18535118178336821942007-07-19T14:22:00.000-06:002007-07-19T14:22:00.000-06:00Faith in politics is the problem not the solution....Faith in politics is the problem not the solution. Politics like charity will work better without any hint of faith or religion or lack thereof.<BR/><BR/>Recently some blogs, notably Uncertain Principles, and mine, have been listing and discussing charities that are non-religious. For those of us that would rather give to a charity that does not pray, preach, evangelize, proselytize and etc. I have collected a short list of those that seem to be most popular and successful.<BR/><BR/>Someone, please show me how these charities do not reflect the highest moral qualities of Homo Sapiens Sapiens. Clearly you can not do that with lying through your teeth.<BR/><BR/>It is a shame that with faith, politics has never come anywhere close to the moral qualities of these charities.<BR/><BR/>Alternative Gifts International <BR/>Amnesty International <BR/>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation <BR/>Doctors Without Borders <BR/>Freedom from Hunger <BR/>FINCA International <BR/>Heifer International <BR/>International Aids Vaccine Initiative <BR/>Kiva - Loans that change lives <BR/>Mercy Corps <BR/>Oxfam International <BR/>Partners In Health (PIH), Health Care for the Poor <BR/>PATH A catalyst for global health <BR/>Pathfinder International Changing Lives, Saving Lives <BR/>Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. <BR/>Second Harvest <BR/>Southern Poverty Law Center <BR/>TechnoServe - Business Solutions to Rural Poverty <BR/>The Nature Conservancy <BR/>UNICEF <BR/>WHO World Health OrganizationRon Hagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524149753815365592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-10832788778045127882007-07-19T13:53:00.000-06:002007-07-19T13:53:00.000-06:00In answer to B-H,Rights are a means to achieve som...In answer to B-H,<BR/><BR/>Rights are a means to achieve some value (perhaps maximization of desire fulfillment). There must be a social agreement on what that value is, but once that is determined, one can use reason with scientifically established facts to derive the set of rights most likely to achieve the desired value for the population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-3965898037521787742007-07-19T11:36:00.000-06:002007-07-19T11:36:00.000-06:00Excellent points. I noticed this question coming u...Excellent points. I noticed this question coming up recently too.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if you'd agree with me that defining human rights is ultimately an act of social agreement (with input from culture and, hopefully, design principles)? Or do you think a set of objective and well-defined inalienable rights can be reached through reason?<BR/><BR/>(Or as certain theists might phrase it, are human rights as absolute as 2+2=4?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-8986618281264277332007-07-19T08:03:00.000-06:002007-07-19T08:03:00.000-06:00I just wrote about morality a bit ago, but then I ...I just wrote about morality a bit ago, but then I saw this challenge on FA's site, and I thought, <I>Well, well, well,maybe we are all cosmically connected after all.</I><BR/><BR/>Your entry was much better than mine, however. Well said!Kellygorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757767910101757133noreply@blogger.com