“This problem can be illustrated with a mock analogy. Imagine in your golden years you are accused of murdering a child many decades ago and put on trial for it. The prosecution claims you murdered a little girl in the… — Richard C. Carrier Copy Share Image
“...the naive forms of Christian moral motivation - bare threats of hell and the bribery of heaven - stunt moral growth by ensuring believers remain emotional children, never achieving the cognitive moral development of adults. Psychologists have established that mature adults are moral not because of bare threats and bribes (that stage of moral development typifies children, not adults), but… — Richard C. Carrier Copy Share
“This problem can be illustrated with a mock analogy. Imagine in your golden years you are accused of murdering a child many decades ago… — Richard C. Carrier Copy Share Image
