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Originally Posted by Racnad
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Some very religious people argue that religion is necessary for one to have a moral compass. They argue that without a beleif in a god that has certain expectations for how you should behave (and can observe your actions when other people cannot), there is no reason not to lie, cheat, steal, harm others, etc.
What do you think? If you are an athiest or agnostic, on what do you base your personal sense of morality?
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I'll simply note that Confucianism is extremely powerful ethical system which -- egads! -- lacks a diety. The idea that we'd eat each other were it not for Sky Gods is not only absurd but ethnocentric.
As it is written in the Analects, talk about ghosts and things like teacups circling the sun is unproductive.