If There Is No God

[imported_luckyme]

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When we don't murder in situations where we could gain from it, it is either because our well developed brains realize that in the long run we will get less, rather than more chemical pleasure due to the possibility of getting caught, or because there is instant chemical displeasure in the form of disgust, that was a product of molecular evolution in the past, where those who lacked this disgust did not pass on their genes. Period

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My antenna twitch when I see "either-or" especially in complex situations. Here, I see no reason to exclude "either AB and/or C". Even then I don't think AB here includes all the non-theist explanations and more specifically I don't think it contains the better non-theist explanations. Further, I don't see why if the AB suggestions are falsified that C becomes true.

I'd add "or some process along these lines" to the AB concepts above and put and/or before the existance of god choice. The important point is that the existance of morality doesn't add or detract from the argument for the existance of god.

That said, I'm a fan of either-or approaches as a method of simplifying a tough topic, to tease apart some attributes, but at the end of that excerise it is necessary to reassemble the complex whole.

luckyme ...
..if I thought I was wrong I'd change my mind