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Originally posted by widebody911
Ok, how about Is it too hard to imagine that the 'golden rule' can exist outside of the context of having some imaginary being making the rules?
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The answer I think, is "yes." That is since your question is a flip of the direct question. The direct question (the one with the "no") answer) is whether moral behavior has a sociological as opposed to theological explanation. Its a somewhat complex philosophical/sociological analysis, but it ends with the conclusion that certain elements of morality do not have their genesis in the "survival of the commons." That is, the notion that moral behavior is shaped over the millenia by social considerations fails in some instances. Many, in fact.