Imagine there is no "god." Imagine there is no afterlife...no reward for a life of virtue and no punishment for a life of evil. Imagine that you do not believe that humans are somehow "children of god" or intrinsically more "valuable" than animals and plants.
Now given this set of non-beliefs, would you care about thousands of people being killed on the other side of the world - people whom you do not know, and nobody you ever encounter would know? If so, why?
Would you care about the carnage that goes on in our inner cities every weekend?
Would you care about any tragedies that don't affect you or your posse? Why?
If you do care about these things, please explain.
Now given this set of non-beliefs, would you care about thousands of people being killed on the other side of the world - people whom you do not know, and nobody you ever encounter would know? If so, why?
Would you care about the carnage that goes on in our inner cities every weekend?
Would you care about any tragedies that don't affect you or your posse? Why?
If you do care about these things, please explain.