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speeding_snail  ·  4123 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Brian Leiter, “Why Tolerate Religion?”

Interesting point. What you are essentially saying is that because a claim of religious conscience impacts the eternal life, it automatically gains more power in the present then a claim of non-religious conscience. This while both claims have the same moral/ethical standing, so should impact the eternal life in the same way.

By the way, not all non-religious claims of conscience are made from the conviction that one needs to behave ethically to be feel right in your own skin. One can also be convinced that one needs to behave ethically at all costs, because it is for the greater good.