tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957366923512814537.post296205566522986147..comments2023-10-26T02:05:15.270-07:00Comments on Offcenter with Ehkzu: Can those who do good in order to reap a heavenly reward be called "moral" ?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957366923512814537.post-11627987780243155152011-01-18T14:43:35.786-08:002011-01-18T14:43:35.786-08:00Yes, we all do it for the endorphins. My purpose h...Yes, we all do it for the endorphins. My purpose here--unstated, unfortunately--is to enable empiricists to take the offensive with the sorts of religious people who claim that atheists can't be moral. <br /><br />Too often rational people wind up letting the other side frame the discussions. So I'm trying to give rational people ways to put the other side on the back foot.Ehkzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090000685352164879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957366923512814537.post-55073909340951764922011-01-18T09:19:22.164-08:002011-01-18T09:19:22.164-08:00I think you're giving too much merit to the &q...I think you're giving too much merit to the "afterlife reward" way of thinking. Ultimately, both atheists and religious people get the same endorphins from doing good works. But ultimately, is it the thought or the deed that counts? Philosophical debates such as this are interesting, but after a while, I find that it can become ridiculous.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644544726160365344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957366923512814537.post-28164168061213087642011-01-17T14:54:42.036-08:002011-01-17T14:54:42.036-08:00There’s also the opposite of the reward. When I he...There’s also the opposite of the reward. When I hear somebody say that “only religion gives morality” I say: “So the only thing that prevents you from killing me right now is the fear of the police or hell? Let me get out of this wicked place.”Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228294128201544523noreply@blogger.com