Comments on: Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design http://atheistblogger.com/2008/05/02/why-darwin-matters-the-case-against-intelligent-design/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kieran http://atheistblogger.com/2008/05/02/why-darwin-matters-the-case-against-intelligent-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Kieran Sun, 04 May 2008 14:47:29 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=87#comment-1540 tsk tsk thatsagreatquestion, remember Godwin's law. tsk tsk thatsagreatquestion, remember Godwin’s law.

]]> By: Adrian Hayter http://atheistblogger.com/2008/05/02/why-darwin-matters-the-case-against-intelligent-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1516 Adrian Hayter Sat, 03 May 2008 16:12:43 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=87#comment-1516 thatsagreatquestion, You answered your own question there... You asked if Shermer would have been tolerant towards the Nazi's, and then quote him saying any group that sets itself as the final moral arbiter (like the Nazi's did) is the beginning of the end. Likewise, with your second question. Shermer says that it's wrong for a group of people to say what is right and wrong, and the Nazi's proved this. thatsagreatquestion,

You answered your own question there…
You asked if Shermer would have been tolerant towards the Nazi’s, and then quote him saying any group that sets itself as the final moral arbiter (like the Nazi’s did) is the beginning of the end.
Likewise, with your second question. Shermer says that it’s wrong for a group of people to say what is right and wrong, and the Nazi’s proved this.

]]> By: thatsagreatquestion http://atheistblogger.com/2008/05/02/why-darwin-matters-the-case-against-intelligent-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1512 thatsagreatquestion Sat, 03 May 2008 05:58:01 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=87#comment-1512 Michael Shermer said, "As long as it is understood that morality is a human construction influenced by human cultures, one can become more tolerant of other human belief systems, and thus other humans." I'd like to know if Mr. Shermer would have been tolerant towards Hitler and the Nazi's "But as soon as a group sets itself up to be the final moral arbiter of other people's actions, especially when its members believe they have discovered absolute standards of right and wrong, it is the beginning of the end of tolerance and thus, reason and rationality. " THE UNLIKELIEST CULT IN HISTORY, http://www.2think.org/02_2_she.shtml Why does Mr. Shermer say that it's wrong for a [human] group to say what is right and wrong for other groups, wrong for us? Michael Shermer said, “As long as it is understood that morality is a human construction influenced by human cultures, one can become more tolerant of other human belief systems, and thus other humans.” I’d like to know if Mr. Shermer would have been tolerant towards Hitler and the Nazi’s

“But as soon as a group sets itself up to be the final moral arbiter of other people’s actions, especially when its members believe they have discovered absolute standards of right and wrong, it is the beginning of the end of tolerance and thus, reason and rationality. ” THE UNLIKELIEST CULT IN HISTORY, http://www.2think.org/02_2_she.shtml

Why does Mr. Shermer say that it’s wrong for a [human] group to say what is right and wrong for other groups, wrong for us?

]]> By: Crashmaster http://atheistblogger.com/2008/05/02/why-darwin-matters-the-case-against-intelligent-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 Crashmaster Sat, 03 May 2008 01:19:19 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=87#comment-1505 I have a signed hardback copy. Gonna be nice to read it again. I have a signed hardback copy. Gonna be nice to read it again.

]]> By: Adrian Hayter http://atheistblogger.com/2008/05/02/why-darwin-matters-the-case-against-intelligent-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 Adrian Hayter Fri, 02 May 2008 17:16:23 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=87#comment-1494 Yup, I ordered mine over Amazon this morning. Unfortunately for me, the UK paperback was cheaper, but oh well! Yup, I ordered mine over Amazon this morning. Unfortunately for me, the UK paperback was cheaper, but oh well!

]]> By: Oliver http://atheistblogger.com/2008/05/02/why-darwin-matters-the-case-against-intelligent-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Oliver Fri, 02 May 2008 16:59:27 +0000 http://atheistblogger.com/?p=87#comment-1492 Sweet. I'm picking up my copy. Sweet. I’m picking up my copy.

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