Category: 3 lies
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God is Silly
Alternatively – science removes the human need for a God to make sense of human existence. However science can say nothing about the meaning of existence as meaning is not a scientific concept. If we require meaning then we must look elsewhere and that is the essence of religion. To say that God is Silly…
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To seek virtue is to self promote
Alternatively – there can never be a truly altruistic act. The argument is circular and is anticipated in the maxim “virtue is its own reward”. Theories of virtue do not exclude reward – instead they claim that some rewards are good others are not. Few such systems would regard public praise as a fitting goal…
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You Can’t Change the World
A common stated belief which is self-evidently false. By existing we change the world We breathe – we change the physical world We speak to another – we change the social world We pray – we change our concious world To deny these changes collectivity change the world (for better or for worse) requires a…