09 JAN 2013 by ideonexus

 Science Morals are Based on Empathy

The expression of empathy in humans requires that individuals have the proper experiences growing up. If children never witness adults behaving with respect tow)ward others, they are unlikely to learn how to do so themselves. Empathy, like most human traits. arises through a combination of our biological potential and our environmental influences. For that reason, groups of people can show wide variation in their emphatic style, and the expression of it within any single group can change sign...
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As opposed to dictates from a supernatural being.

05 JUN 2012 by ideonexus

 Scientific Progress will Replace Religion

The scientific doctrine of progress is destined to replace not only the myth of progress, but all other myths of human earthly destiny. It will inevitably become one of the cornerstones of man's theology, or whatever may be the future substitute for theology, and the most important external support for human ethics.
Folksonomies: science religion culture
Folksonomies: science religion culture
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it will become the new doctrine.