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Originally Posted by nguirado
I know this will start a row, but one should only take theistic philosophy seriously. Think about it: If the world is only material, then everything has a material explanation. Love, consciousness, compassion, morality, etc. are all chemical reactions that came about through adaptation. Politics, sociology? Who cares? There's no right way to live. Live the way that makes your time here happiest and try to influence your society to move in a direction that suits you. You like equality, be a socialist, You like competition, go with Rand. Morality? Nature doesn't care. It seems more productive to study science.
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Assuming for sake of argument that you are correct in your contention that only theistic philosophy should be taken seriously, what is the standard by which Providence determines morality? Is a thing good only because the Powers That Be declare it so? That seems rather arbitrary. Or is there an external standard to which even the gods must adhere? It seems that you have simply pushed the debate back upon another's shoulders with your contention that humans cannot live morally without reference to the divine.