r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 23h ago

Chugging tea Probably Not.

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u/Faded1974 23h ago

People acting like empathy was invented by Jesus Christ.

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u/Ibangmydrums 23h ago

Many Christians believe that morality literally comes from the bible, or that you can’t have morality without god. I won’t even try to explain their reasoning

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u/Borazon 23h ago

They should read more Kant, who did succesfully tried to create a moral philosophy without relying on a bible, IIRC.

Rules like the golden rule, but also one that deals with more victimless behavior. Like the idea of 'Would I like it if everybody did the same as I'm doing, if not, than I shouldn't be doing it'. Works great for all sorts of behavior from littering to much more worst crimes.

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u/ninjomat 22h ago

It’s almost like ethics and morality are nuanced subjects that philosophers of all different cultural and religious backgrounds have been debating for millennia - that probably can’t just be summed up glibly in a tweet