Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
Post Praetorian said:
In contrast, is one atheist to have any information with regard to the upbringing of each other fellow atheist? With no such information, how might a common outlook be assumed? How might a common morality be assured?
Are we so certain that a common morality is desirable? Might a common morality make it harder to reassess things as times change?
It is possible...certainly generational changes in morality have achieved progressive results. Yet in matters of trust seemingly a society requires a general standard least it exist in constant friction. Consider an example which played out recently in a nearby municipality:
A group of citizens began complaining as to missing lawn ornamentation. Nothing of great value was taken--merely figurines and the like. A subsequent investigation revealed the culprits to be a group of recent immigrants who did not seem to comprehend the concept of leaving belongings outside as decorations. In their native land poverty would prohibit such a display: everything not guarded or nailed down was considered unimportant to the owner. Their confusion over being charged for the thefts is what underscored the entire episode as they did not believe they were guilty of anything other than taking advantage of carelessness. They expected admiration for their resourcefulness as such would have been the reaction in their native village.
When a common morality is absent from neighbors might not such misunderstandings be expected to multiply?