>SJ>I did not claim that atheists/agnostics are unethical. Just that
>>their belief system gives them no reason to be.
DM>Not quite. It is what we believe about people, rather than
>supernatural entities, that causes atheists and agnostics to
behave
>ethically.
KK> I can see how Darwin might be applied to ethics. As social
animals we depend on those around us. Unethical behavior
comes with a cost to survivorship. It is to our benefit to be taught
and to learn ethics.
Is it really important what compels us to adhere to ethical conduct?
Kevin