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To: gcruse
"Something that facilitated Chinese civilization for thousands of years without recourse to ‘God’?"

If morality is defined as that which facilitates civilization then Rome was one of the most "moral" societies of all time.

52 posted on 05/27/2007 1:15:47 PM PDT by joebuck
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To: joebuck

Civilization can’t occur in the absence of some form of morality. That’s the point.

Confucius’ philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. Ergo, enduring civilization without the Jehovan god’s morality, is perfectly achievable.


54 posted on 05/27/2007 1:21:16 PM PDT by gcruse
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