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I can't deny that a scientist giving credibility to the Templeton Foundation should be criticized. However, I don't agree all the points Jerry made:
Does it really matter if we behave morally right because of reward instead of "intuitively feeling" that something is moral? Most people, religious people especially, think that reward/punishment (heaven/hell) is necessary prerequisite for moral behavior. I don't agree, but I don't think that makes religious people automatically immoral. Sam Harris believes that science can, at least in theory, provide answers to moral questions. If we do something because science tells it's morally right (increases well being), is it less moral than something we do because we "intuitively feel" it's right?
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