Hi Percy,
I'm an atheist & as PaulK points out, I'm not sure how I could derive morality from naturalism anyway. I suppose my morality is based upon logic & consistency. If I wouldn't like something done to me, then I wouldn't do it to someone else. Were I going to formulate a law, would I hold myself to it as well as everyone else? The answer must be "yes". A whole load of obvious corollaries spring from this. Murder, theft, violence of any sort, become wrong. Pretty much any situation can be solved by the application of "would I consider that fair if it was imposed upon me".
I think "atheistic morality" can only be derived logically, not naturalistically.
Mark
This message has been edited by mark24, 07-23-2004 07:40 AM
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