An overview of studies which investigate correlations between morality and religious vs. secular / atheist ideologies presented by Phil Zuckerman who is a professor of sociology and secular studies at the Claremont colleges in California, USA. Summary: Atheists / secular people not only have morals but are even more moral than religious people. Note: Of course moral is a matter of perspective. In this context we agree that compassion and empathy are our foundations of moral.

Crosspost from !atheism@feddit.de.

An overview of studies which investigate correlations between morality and religious vs. secular / atheist ideologies presented by Phil Zuckerman who is a professor of sociology and secular studies at the Claremont colleges in California, USA.

Summary: Atheists / secular people not only have morals but are even more moral than religious people.

Note: Of course moral is a matter of perspective. In this context we agree that compassion and empathy are our foundations of moral.

  • jasory@programming.devEnglish
    17·
    7 months ago

    You literally forgot that you posted a quote claiming that religion is necessary for immoral actions?

    Are you actually so stupid that external parties understand your motivations better than you?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      7 months ago

      Insulting me does not clarify your previous post, but it does make me uninclined to talk with you further. I have very little interest in incivility.

      • jasory@programming.devEnglish
        14·
        7 months ago

        There is nothing to clarify, especially since you never even specified what confused you.

        “It does make me uninclined to talk to you further”

        Oh no, what shall I do?

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          Everything you say confuses me, starting with you having some issue with me pasting a quote. Why do you even give a shit? If you don’t like what I post, just block me.

          • jasory@programming.devEnglish
            12·
            7 months ago

            “Why do you even give a shit”

            Why did you post it? My reason for posting a criticism is atleast as valid as yours for posting the initial comment. The primary difference is that my clearly satirical fake quote wasn’t deliberately conveying a false statement.

            “Just block me”

            Please people, don’t criticise me!

            If you announce something to the public, the public can respond back. The world isn’t a pulpit to preach from.

              • jasory@programming.devEnglish
                12·
                7 months ago

                I characterised my statement as a fake quote, you illiterate dolt, “fake” is literally directly after "my " and before “quote”. It was satirizing your quote-mining of a clearly false statement, by attributing another clearly false statement to a noted logician and pretending that it was therefore correct, because that’s exactly what you did.

                • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  7 months ago

                  Huh. So maybe I’m not the genius you claimed I think I am and actually the idiot I think I am.

                  Can you imagine? You not being right about me?

                  • jasory@programming.devEnglish
                    12·
                    7 months ago

                    Yes, I can imagine. You are probably somewhat self-aware that you are a moron. That’s why you commit an appeal to authority fallacy in your initial comment.

                    But keep on imaging that you can play epistemic games with me.