richardhutnik on 03 May 2013
| Soleron said: Note he says "moral or ethical action or behaviour". Not to any particular standard of morality. (Note since the Bible is also morally ambiguous and/or impossible to follow literally, that's true for believers as well.) People never believe they are evil. They can justify what they are doing as right; it's practically why our brains exist. His argument is that belief or non-belief doesn't affect our possible range of choices. |
How does one determine what "moral or ethical action or behavior" is, unless it measure up to a certain standard of morality? And what you said is a kicker here. Anyone could take what Hitchens said, and if they don't want to do anything, don't label the issue in questio as an ethical necessity.
