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Murdering the Group, Saving Individuals

This came up recently on a post in PHX news which I rarely frequent due to the rabid nature of both sides of the Washington war party. Some jack hole used Andrea yates,she of filicide fame,  as an example from which to bash athiests… Yes somehow  a woman believing that  her children are damned and can be saved in the eyes of a god by killing them is  the fault of  non believers.. Obviously I had an answer for such asshattery but damn that’s depressing that more than half of those polled believe that without their “gawd” that morality is impossible. A population filled with “thinkers” like that results in an over developed sense of ego re ones place on the planet…

If people surrender their moral independence to some “morally-superior” collective (or, more accurately, some madman claiming to speak for such a non-existent entity), then of course violence is the inevitable result. Irrational and collectivist moral absolutes are the fundamental WMDs of our species. Believing you are part of the “master race” because you’re Jewish, or the “chosen of Allah” because you’re Muslim, opens the path to blood, tears, flames and graves. Such delusions are both false and absolutist–the most deadly combination. Irrational moral ideals which must be enforced always end up murdering the innocent and the not-so-innocent en masse.

The writer, Stefan Molyneux also does some good work over at  www.freedomainradio.com though  you will need to clear out a load of time if you want to go through the archives.  He’s hardcore libertarian in unflinching terms which make his recommendation to people ,that have not started thinking along freedom lines , a matter for debate  which  most people will not welcome.  Still it’s something to do while waiting for the fall to cool things off:)