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To: semimojo

RE: don’t see it that way. Trying to reconcile every aspect of the physical world with every aspect of the spiritual, for example the Bible, requires extreme logical contortions

Science is what it is. If Darwinism is the nature of things, it doesn’t matter whether or not we see things this or that way, the conclusion has to follow from the premise.

If we all came from the process of random mutation via natural selection, then what we believe in regards to what is moral NECESSARILY means that they are products of this natural process. Right or wrong are simply labels we put on actions and feelings (both the result of nature), that we like or dislike. Moral superiority or inferiority are simply that — personal feelings. Nothing really objectively right or wrong. It’s just the result of natural process.


45 posted on 07/06/2020 3:58:47 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
If we all came from the process of random mutation via natural selection, then what we believe in regards to what is moral NECESSARILY means that they are products of this natural process.

Well, as I'm sure you know Darwin didn't theorize about the origins of life and I don't think anyone rational would claim that we aren't to some degree the product of variation and natural selection.

I'm not sure where you're going with this, though.

I assume you believe God imprinted a morality on our souls, but I don't see why that has to be at odds with natural selection. Couldn't He have chosen to do that when we were at some point along the evolutionary path?

I guess I don't see why natural selections precludes God from giving us our values.

47 posted on 07/06/2020 4:26:39 PM PDT by semimojo
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