[MD] The End of Faith Ethics

[Steve Peterson]

Hi Platt,

Steve:
>> The most clear statement of where Sam Harris stands on ethics my be
>> this:
>> "A rational approach to ethics becomes possible once we realize that
>> questions of right and wrong are really questions about the happiness
>> and suffering of sentient creatures."

Platt:
> A clear statement alright, but arrogant beyond belief -- as if he,  
> Sam Harris,
> knows what constitutes happiness and suffering.

Steve:
He could be wrong about what questions of right and wrong are really  
about, but I don't see how his statement is arrogant.

He never said that he knows what leads to happiness or suffering  
better than anyone else. In fact, he says that we need to study that  
scientifically instead of having a religion based ethics concerned  
with imaginary crimes like idolatry, sodomy, and drug use which he  
says are as imaginary as debts without creditors.

Regards,
Steve