Doe it really matter if God exists or not...?

[Cerebralbore101]

numberwang said:

kowenicki said:

 

If you can't determine right from wrong then you lack empathy not religion.

We had empathy as a species way before we had religion.

There have been thousands of gods, I just chose to belive in one less than you.

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Can you objectively state what is right and wrong?

Religion is as old as civilization, the oldest buildings are often supposed to be religious in nature (Stonehenge, Göbekli Tepe...)

Ethical monotheism has only one god. Polytheism or paganism did not claim moral laws and is irrelevant.

Are you kidding me? Horus would weigh the hearts of the dead against a feather of truth. If their sins were greater than the weight of the feather they'd be fed to a crocodile/hippo monster. Euthypro's dilemma asks whether moral laws are something prescribed by the gods, or whether they are something followed and enforced by the gods. Just about EVERY pagan religion on the planet has had a system of ethics. 

Do yourself a favor and read up on Egyptian moral law. It's called Maat. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/ethics.htm