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In the following excellent video: Andy Thompson makes a compelling case for the psychological basis of religious belief. I think that many of the points made apply equally well to moral belief. Namely, we're adept at imagining disapproval without the need for imagining a disapprover, even...

The current (?) fad for the discussion of the objectivity or subjectivity of morality has, in my view, stalled based on a lack of agreement of what morality could even be. 1) Is morality authoritative? That is, are we saying that an action is good because one 'ought' to do it solely because a...

Hi All, This is just a place to put any books you'd recommend or, I guess, specifically recommend against. Try to keep your contributions novel, interesting, or otherwise relevant. Oh, and do have a quick look-around to see if your favorite has already been recommended a gazillion times. Feel...

There have been a couple of threads that have touched on the subjectivity or objectivity of morality, but I'm wondering if morality has even been properly identified. The issue here is that most of us don't refrain from homicide, for example, strictly because of a moral law. That is, we aren't...

Loved this vid and the back story: Interview with vid creator: http://www.vfs.com/blog/2008/05/02/delusional-dawkins/

My name is Mike Norman. I've just moved to the Big Island of Hawaii (after years of suffering under the--I'm sorry--dismal climate in the Pacific Northwest). I'm basically here because of Thunderf00t. His video series, "Why do People Laugh at Creationists," in addition to being a wonderful...

Each of us probably has a creed, even if we haven't yet articulated it. By 'creed,' I mean a set of defining beliefs along with their rationales. So, here's the challenge: winnow your beliefs down to a compact and complete list of assertions that describe your 'doctrine' (however mutable) on...