Re: Morals without God
Reasoning and empathy dont require a need for a belief in God. Ayn Rand would be a good example of this. Empathy is probably the most important emotion that creates an ethical society and is independent of belief in God. Therefore, we cry when others cry because we relate to their pain at a very basic human level, not because we believe in God. Those who believe in God but dont have empathy are the garden variety hatefilled, violent, sociopathic, reliogious fundamentalists, such as OBL etc, in my view. Godless people without empathy become the Stalins of the World.
regards,
bob