[ExI] satanist ethics, was: names in subject lines... was: something else before that

[BillK]

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 7:05 PM, spike  wrote:
> Religion goes, ethical sensibility stays.  Being a mean evil bastard is
> still a sin.  Killing is still a sin definitely.  The difference now is I no
> longer have the option of getting down on my knees and talking to the
> ceiling, asking some imaginary supernatural Santa Clause to forgive me.  I
> must carry my own sins on my own back, all the way to the edge of the dewar,
> and that sack of sins can be heavy indeed.
>
>

I think you will find that there are plenty of mean evil bastards who
call themselves religious.

There are plenty of religious behaviours that I would call 'sins'.
Don't let them define the terms of the discussion.

Whether you are religious or atheist is not relevant to bad social behaviours.

BillK