objective morality. Ethics and justice are subjective and circumstantial, as
explained in this video series by Harvard professor Michael Sandel.
I don’t kill people because I can empathize and because there are social,
economic and legal consequences for doing so. There are those few within
any society who do not empathize and who disregard the consequences, and
those are usually punished for doing so. I also think for myself and can
understand situations whereby I might kill someone for a greater good. I
don’t need an ancient book of fables or belief in a cosmic boogeyman to tell
me what to do.
Original Article URL: http://www.atheistrepublic.com/blog/lee-myers/whyim-not-homicidal-maniac
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