Morality and Evolution

[jthegreat]

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Non-theistic morality will always come down to pragmatism, and that will always result in the reductio that might makes right. This has been discussed several times on the forum and no one has been able to counter this argument. I've often cited one of the more prominent atheists of the day, Michael Martin, who has written at least one book on atheistic morality. In the end, he had to admit he couldn't justify morality.


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Then he needs to read Ayn Rand's development of Objectivist ethics. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

As for morals only applying to men... morality is a guide by which we choose between alternatives in order to achieve or maintain our values. The concept of morality, by nature, only applies to sentient creatures who are faced with choosing between alternatives.