Posted on 10/11/2010 6:35:00 PM PDT by MarianoApologeticus
...typical Sam Harris; get you feeling something real so that any logic that attempts to overturn his argument seems oh so very abstract and ethereal. What is an idea compared to an emotion? One is tangible the other is not. How do you argue against emotion? Keep this in mind as it is a favorite New Atheist tactic. Indeed, within paragraphs he will mention “raping children,” “a 9-year-old girl raped by her stepfather”...
This is part of why atheistic ethics or morals are an infinite regress of assertions: when they assert that the premise is human flourishing you can ask why? When whatever answer is given is given, you will note that it is another assertion of which you can ask, “Why?” When whatever answer is given is given, you will note that it is another assertion of which you can ask, “Why?” When whatever answer is given is given, you will note that it is another assertion of which you can ask, “Why?” And on it goes down the bottomless rabbit hole (another aspect of why atheist ethics/morals fail is found at this link).
...Here is a sample of my debate with an atheist on the issue of morality:
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
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