I can't imagine any of you doing that so I am curious about how you do decide.

First of all, there is no earthly reason for an atheist to not recognize the wisdom of advices attributed to Jesus, or to Lao-Tze or Gautama, either. What gets into you?

Second of all, the ability to sense ethical courses of action is inherent in any conscious individual, and most of us get training in using it at an early age.

You examine the consequences of a course of action, and weigh the relative merits thereof, and also use a pipe-wrench.


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