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Is purposeless torture moral?

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04-12-2012 5:01 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Greatest I am
04-12-2012 12:42 PM

Morality doesn't really enter into this - or at least - not what ordinary humans call morality.
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Those that believe that their god is capable of condemning anyone to everlasting torment simply because they don't believe in him also believe that morality is what god says it is, not what we think it is.
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04-18-2012 4:37 AM 		Reply to: Message 21 by Taz
04-18-2012 2:58 AM

Re: if I wouldn't Torture, then neither would God
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In other words, if you're a christian and you don't believe in a torturous hell, then there is absolutely no reason to live a good life. Heck, I think I'll go out now and rape some 5 yr old. May be I'll burn a cat on the way home.
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No you wouldn't. You would feel exactly as you do now about raping a 5 year old. People lead a good life because it feels the right thing to do and because we know if we actually do rape a 5 year old and burn a cat, the law will intervene,
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It's got sod all to do with Christianity and everything to do with neurology and societal norms.
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