http://darwiniana.com/2009/05/25/religion-within-the-limits-of-reason-2/ History, Evolution, and the Darwin Debate Thu, 24 May 2012 17:56:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://darwiniana.com/2009/05/25/religion-within-the-limits-of-reason-2/comment-page-1/#comment-336692 James Mon, 25 May 2009 19:13:58 +0000 http://darwiniana.com/?p=25525#comment-336692 I don't think the goal of either side is to support human autonomy (despite the animosity that these two sides have for one another, they really represent two sides of a single coin). One side wants us to believe that we are mechanistic robots and the other side wants us to believe that morality is only possible with the belief in some divine law giver. Either way, their prescriptions for action represent the antithesis of human autonomy. I don’t think the goal of either side is to support human autonomy (despite the animosity that these two sides have for one another, they really represent two sides of a single coin). One side wants us to believe that we are mechanistic robots and the other side wants us to believe that morality is only possible with the belief in some divine law giver. Either way, their prescriptions for action represent the antithesis of human autonomy.

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