Your "because I was brought up that way" response is about optimal, I think.
The Religious can claim that their morality comes from God, but as far as I know there's no reinforcement loop that proves that their idea of God's Morality is actually coincident with His own. I know of no instances where God came down from the heavens to reward those who act morally, nor to punish those who act immorally.
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Date: 2006-09-29 11:14 pm (UTC)Your "because I was brought up that way" response is about optimal, I think.
The Religious can claim that their morality comes from God, but as far as I know there's no reinforcement loop that proves that their idea of God's Morality is actually coincident with His own. I know of no instances where God came down from the heavens to reward those who act morally, nor to punish those who act immorally.