Comments on: Religious vs. Secular Morality http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/2009/03/religious-vs-secular-morality Life & healing after leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:44:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Memnoch http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/2009/03/religious-vs-secular-morality/comment-page-1#comment-533 Memnoch Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:38:11 +0000 http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/?p=575#comment-533 That word "atheist" comes up again, I would say from a religious person's point of view, the word is synonymous with hedonist. Not REMOTELY the same thing, in fact I would bet that hedonists generally come from a background of religion and thus religious rebellion. People not fearing some god have no paranoia about "sin" to make them anxious to push the boundaries, atheist, or sorry, secular minded people are more interested in getting on with life and making it of the highest quality they can create. No, not surprising. That word “atheist” comes up again, I would say from a religious person’s point of view, the word is synonymous with hedonist. Not REMOTELY the same thing, in fact I would bet that hedonists generally come from a background of religion and thus religious rebellion.

People not fearing some god have no paranoia about “sin” to make them anxious to push the boundaries, atheist, or sorry, secular minded people are more interested in getting on with life and making it of the highest quality they can create.

No, not surprising.

]]> By: Dan E http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/2009/03/religious-vs-secular-morality/comment-page-1#comment-504 Dan E Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:08:46 +0000 http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/?p=575#comment-504 Letusreason, You need to explain your view that moral degradation is an absolute certainty. I see no evidence to suggest this in the world around me part from upon the front pages of newspapers which delight in human misery and feed one's personal dissatisfaction. Humanity is getting 'better' not worse. Look up 'Anhedonic'. Regards Dan E Letusreason,

You need to explain your view that moral degradation is an absolute certainty. I see no evidence to suggest this in the world around me part from upon the front pages of newspapers which delight in human misery and feed one’s personal dissatisfaction. Humanity is getting ‘better’ not worse. Look up ‘Anhedonic’.

Regards

Dan E

]]> By: Letusreason http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/2009/03/religious-vs-secular-morality/comment-page-1#comment-463 Letusreason Fri, 08 May 2009 00:25:28 +0000 http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/?p=575#comment-463 People will always have consciences... yet regardless of religious belief- or should i say, despite such: moral degradation is an absolute certainty.. not something which is dependant upon the above. Which society has maintained its moral codes/structures/views over a large period of time and NOT conformed to the ever growing control of the pleasure seeking elite? People will always have consciences… yet regardless of religious belief- or should i say, despite such:

moral degradation is an absolute certainty.. not something which is dependant upon the above. Which society has maintained its moral codes/structures/views over a large period of time and NOT conformed to the ever growing control of the pleasure seeking elite?

]]> By: Jools http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/2009/03/religious-vs-secular-morality/comment-page-1#comment-420 Jools Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:46:19 +0000 http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/?p=575#comment-420 Not me Not me

]]> By: Andreas http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/2009/03/religious-vs-secular-morality/comment-page-1#comment-419 Andreas Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:26:52 +0000 http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/?p=575#comment-419 Uhm... anyone surprised by this? Uhm… anyone surprised by this?

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