The blogger brings up an interesting point. Is morality ingrained in humans or does it come about through a divine being?
Is it genetic that certain rules seem to pop up in most cultures, but could that be because God hardwires us that way, or the cultures that don't observe these common laws don't survive?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
“Do you really mean to tell me the only reason you try to be good is to gain God's approval and reward, or to avoid his disapproval and punishment? That's not morality, that's just sucking up, apple-polishing, looking over your shoulder at the great surveillance camera in the sky, or the still small wiretap inside your head, monitoring your every move, even your every base though.”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
cydl wrote: “Do you really mean to tell me the only reason you try to be good is to gain God's approval and reward, or to avoid his disapproval and punishment? That's not morality, that's just sucking up, apple-polishing, looking over your shoulder at the great surveillance camera in the sky, or the still small wiretap inside your head, monitoring your every move, even your every base though.”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion