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Article: Finding a God-less morality. (Humanism 101).(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Humanist
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
- Author:
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"All great truths begin as blasphemies."--George Bernard Shaw
When certain people become distraught by such things as a terrorist act, rising HIV rates, or an increase in teen pregnancy, they often proclaim it's because we have drifted away from God.
The idea, in its most basic form, is that a belief in God is essential to "morality." With a little work, one can find that both theologians and states-people historically favored this view. Even many of the so-called founding fathers, largely deists, took this position. For example, in his farewell address as president, George Washington stated that "reason and experience both forbid us to expect that ...
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