[MD] Social Level- Catholic Social Teaching

[Stephen Hannon]

[dmb]
Let me anticipate your next move. Yes, of course it is a good thing to
feed the hungry and house the homeless and I realize that many religious
people are involved in doing those good things. I'd point out that an
atheist can do those good things just as well. That sort of decency
doesn't have any necessary connection to religion.

[Steve]
This is a valid point, but I would also say that the atrocities committed by
religious leaders and religious government leaders can also be committed
by atheists (for example, Stalin was atheist).  Which leads to this...

[Platt]
Raising the question: "What does 'good' have a 'necessary connection to'?"

[Steve]
'Good' doesn't have a necessary connection to anything.  Religion, atheism,
any Static Quality pattern, isn't automatically good.  It all depends on the
people behind those patterns making decisions.  A Static Quality pattern
can be used for either good or bad.  SQ patterns are like tools, and an
individual's morality depends on how he uses his tools.  Religion is a very
powerful tool that unfortunately has not always been used for good.  But
that does not mean that religion is intrinsically bad.

Peace,
Steve


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