Morality And Our Motivation For Being Good – The Atheist Experience #555
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Morality And Our Motivation For Being Good (The Atheist Experience #555)
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Posted in Morality and Atheism | 25 Comments »
By thegodlessatheist on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
best… intro… …
best… intro… ever.
By daddyleon on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
lol the song!! xD
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lol the song!! xD
Whaha, yes. lol it’s super xD
Though, I think those intro’s and outro’s songs are also nice.
But this one was the best so far. xD
By EarthlyDerision on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Nice discussion, …
Nice discussion, its that old clash of sincerity versus insincerity. If you stop to help because god told you to then you are stopping out of obligation, fear or callousness: you see someone vulnerable and in need of help but view them as an opportunity to ’spread the word’ – this shows no concern for them as a person.
By rationalskeptic7718 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
All motivations are …
All motivations are inherently selfish, even seemingly altruistic actions. Selfishness is often seen exclusively as negative but it can manifest itself in both benevolent and malevolent ways. What is the first thing you do when you meet someone? You try to find things you have in common. Why? Because if they’re like me, if we have things in commone, they’re ok. If they are different, can those differences benefit me in some way? When we do things for others it makes US feel good don’t it?
By jhakana on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
im surprised that i …
im surprised that i am not dead considering some of the sketchy situations ive found myself in, did god look out for me?, im sure it was just people in the end appreciated the help they got, but the more I read the media the more skeptical I am about helping people, has any one else heard the urban legend of gang initiation when flashing your lightsto help someone with theirs off?, these type of stories don’t help.
By tarose71 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
LMFAO …keep …
LMFAO …keep drivin’
its a nice night…
the frogs are out…
the stars are out…
the car battery still has charge, there must be something on the radio…
i think i still have half an apple in the glove box…
keep drivin’ …i can wait…
By bearchewtoy75 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Funny that you …
Funny that you mention this. I grew up in a very rural area of Indiana and moved to a few different big cities where I learned not to trust people for one reason or another.
By jonstewartfanboy on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
I think in urban …
I think in urban areas this is even more true. The idea of rural hospitality comes to mind, not that the country has a lock on “goodness”. It just seems to me the higher density of people and resulting culture in urban areas tends to increase the proportion of opportunistic people prompting more cynicism, although I don’t know if there is any data to support that idea.
By bearchewtoy75 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
In my case, I am ( …
In my case, I am (unfortunately) often very cynical about people who need help or people who want to help me. I’ve been in many situations where someone needed help and I didn’t because there was something “not right” about the situation (like is was part of a scam) and I’ve also turned down help from a stranger because I think they’re going to want something from me. I hate feeling that way about my fellow person, but it’s the way of the world sometimes.
By bdf2718 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
The intros usually …
The intros usually bore me and I would prefer they didn’t happen. But this particular one with the Ted Haggard song was hilarious. This particular video is worth watching purely for the intro (in my opinion, your mileage may vary).
By bdf2718 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
There are Darwinian …
There are Darwinian reasons why we help others, even those who do not share our genes. Those urges are mediated by the hormone oxytocin (long known to be the cause of maternal love).
Other species share those urges (how could they not, since they are generally beneficial). Look up “evolutionarily stable systems” and “iterated prisoner’s dilemma.”
Most of us share those evolutionary urges. The ones who do not are labelled psychopaths (or Cheney).
By bdf2718 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Oh my …
Oh my non-existent entity! That Ted Haggard song was so hilarious.
By 547212436 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
like to the song?
like to the song?
By sheepwshotguns on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
roy zimmerman
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roy zimmerman
youtube (dot) com/user/RoyZimmerman
By archimmes on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Who’s doing the …
Who’s doing the intro? Sounds like Stephen Lynch.
By thien0995 on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Are you kidding, …
Are you kidding, that was freaking hilarious!!
By Blackmetal on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
PLEASE stop …
PLEASE stop including the intro in every single video!!! Its REALLY getting old!
By addmoreice on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
exactly. learning …
exactly. learning our own personal foibles, biases, and inconsistencies is one of the hardest things to do. It takes a lot of work to not only notice when you tend to be unfair, but to then also pay attention when your actually IN those situations and act appropriately to remove those biases from the situation.
By kshackleton on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Excellent points. …
Excellent points. With most situations like this, we have conflicting feelings around our desire to do good, and our fear of being harmed [or it costing us something].
It’s all about judging each situation on its own merits and acting as we deem appropriate.
By RentTheSpokeMan on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
sometimes people …
sometimes people help other simple cos they want praise often they lack self esteem and want that little boost
By RentTheSpokeMan on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
you could be …
you could be flaggin down a serial killer. If someone offers you help you should always be alert encase they have they have their own agenda
By gigantibyte on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Excellent points in …
Excellent points in this video.
By addmoreice on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
I like to think …
I like to think that if we knew everything. every result of every action, every concept and idea, we could do the action in whatever situation that would provide the most good and the least bad….of course we don’t, so we can’t.
Instead we do the best we can, with the knowledge we have, trying to limit the evil, increase the good, and most importantly learn from the mistakes, and correct our problems.
with religion…we can’t.
By DeadlyChinchilla on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
There is also a …
There is also a question of reality. This is all males talking, but what of women? If there’s a scruffy guy with a blown tire on the side of a road, does a small, young college girl stop to help? If she doesn’t stop, does that make her amoral… or realistic? There are places where stopping could mean her death… and places where its not so dire, stopping to help.
There are so many factors that a blanket ‘moral’ can’t possibly exist.
By wiskawind on Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Where do you get …
Where do you get that music, I would like to buy the CD if it is on one. (smile)