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To: adam_az
That's why religion is an exceedingly bad basis for argument, particularly when it takes the form of the bedrock facts of an argument.

Well, then, on that basis I guess you'd have to toss out any conception of morality that does not follow the empirically observable facts of nature.

Of course, that would only leave us with relativist moralities like Utilitarianism, Social Darwinism, and Might Makes Right -- but hey, what the heck, it's scientifically based, right?

As it happens, religion is an exceedingly good basis for certain types of argument. What's an exceedingly bad argument is to take your approach, and to irrationally rule out the possible existence of God.

143 posted on 12/05/2003 10:14:30 AM PST by r9etb
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To: r9etb
That's a load of crap, since RELIGION was invented by humans, even if God exists.
145 posted on 12/05/2003 10:16:59 AM PST by adam_az
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