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Re: Any anti-abortion atheists?



On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 04:01:02 GMT, "Dorothy"
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>"Al Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> On 30 Nov 2003 14:11:31 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marie A.) posted
>> in alt.atheism:
>>
>> >Respectfully, then please tell the rest of us, Geoff, what possible
>> >meaning morality could have if everyone were allowed to form their own
>> >notions of right and wrong  alone and apart from the larger society?
>> >What happens, dear boy, when your neighbor decides it's just peachy
>> >keen to tap into your electrical meter? Oh, it's against the law? Then
>> >why is it against the law? Who decided that he shouldn't be able to do
>> >this? And on what basis was this decided?
>>
>> Society decides what morality is.  It has nothing to do with any
>> supernatural power.  Morality is what works.  Survival of the fittest
>> isn't all that difficult to understand.
>
>Similar to how the Nazis acted out Nietzsche's philosophy...strongest will
>and all that.

You mean bible philosophy which boils down to might makes right.
         

   
             Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
               and
          SCAMPERMEISTER!"

When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
/end humour alert

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