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more Pinker on 9/11

Submitted by gretavo on Tue, 2008-10-28 15:24.

And when you think about it, the doctrine of a life-to-come is not such an uplifting idea after all because it necessarily devalues life on earth. Just remember the most famous people in recent memory who acted in expectation of a reward in the hereafter: the conspirators who hijacked the airliners on 9/11.

http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/2007%20The%20Mystery%20of%2...

Many people who accept evolution still feel that a belief in God is necessary to give life meaning and to justify morality. But that is exactly backward. In practice, religion has given us stonings, inquisitions and 9/11. Morality comes from a commitment to treat others as we wish to be treated, which follows from the realization that none of us is the sole occupant of the universe. Like physical evolution, it does not require a white-coated technician in the sky.

http://www.atheisttoolbox.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3846

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