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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've always thought religion was a labeling and reflection of the right vs wrong in all of us. [/quote]

So is the field of rationalist ethics.  What's the reason for privileging "religion" over reason, given that we've alread established that religion gives no special insight into what is right or wrong?[/quote]

Please share this idea of "rationalist ethics" with everyone.[/quote]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_ethics

Or check your local library.[/quote].

Strange, isn't it, that human reason would lead to theories of ethics that contain such diametrically opposed maxims?  From moral nihilism to pure selfishness to compassion?  No one absolute standard emerges victorious.  
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In case you didn't notice, the same is true of theology.  The Aztecs weren't sacrificing babies to appease reason.[/quote]

Yes, they were.  They thought they had a very good reason to sacrifice babies.

And you are confusing natural law with religion.[/quote]

I think you're doing the confusing.  Someone claimed that rationalism leads to differing models of morality.  PP responded that so does theism.  He gave the example of the Aztecs, who were sacrificing babies to appease their gods.

Your responded, to paraphrase "No, the Aztecs *were* sacrificing babies to appease reason.  They thought they had a good "reason" to try to appease the gods.  But of course, sacrificing babies has nothing to do with the formal sense of the word "reason".  It's pretty much the purest expression of theology.

Finally, you finish with the non-sequiter, "You are confusing natural law with religion."  Please, if you're going to contribute, try to include the structure of an argument.  Otherwise, it's just confusing for everyone who wants to extend to you a good-will effort to converse.[/quote]

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