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Originally Posted by recluse
I have a question.
Although it appears that organized religon in general has become unpopular, the concept of a clear set of moral guidelines with which to live by seems, to me, to be increasingly important. It is almost as if society, as it turns it's back on religon, is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Where does one find moral guidelines in a religon free world?
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I don't think religion provides moral guidelines.
All it seems to do is say if you want to get to Heaven then you must do x.
The justification for doing x is the purely selfish one of getting yourself into Heaven - the morality of doing x doesn't enter into it.
Abraham was prepared to kill his son because his god was telling him to.
One reason I'm not religious is because, even if many religions' Gods did exist, I don't think any are worth worshipping.