Re: influence on religion (past and present) on today's non-religious society
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Originally Posted by Boogster
Does objective fact exist at all, then? I mean, what's the point in going on about 'constructs'? Of course, everything is a human construct; language, science, philosophy, politics, art. Just be reasonable, for god's sake. Be sensible. Or at least have some sort of point.
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Don't be stupid. Language and science aim to describe reality. Their success can be measured through the miracles of empiricism. Morality has to be a construct otherwise it's meaningless. Much like if there really was a point to beauty it wouldn't be beauty at all.
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