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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
This is a weird, embarrassing attempt at a gotchya, when the actual irony is that in your attempt to prove we owe our moral goodness to religion, you've proved that modern moral goodness is no longer dependent on the belief in God or the following of religion.
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Where did I say these symbolic gestures are a moral good? I’d be happy if we left these rituals behind us the same way many have left the supernatural elements of religion behind.
As for the broader subject of the Christian roots of modern Western morality, I recommend Tom Holland’s recent book Dominion, reviewed here:
https://www.newstatesman.com/dominio...holland-review