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Bart Ehrman on the Christian Origins of Altruistic Morality

Scholar Bart Ehrman shows how the morality of altruism (not as evolutionary biologists talk about it, but as selfless sacrifice for complete strangers) indeed has its origins in christian theology.

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u/Expensive_Ice2122 — 9 days ago
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The Vance v. Vatican Dispute over “Just War” in Iran Is Humiliating

The attempt to appeal to faith via a medieval doctrine betrays a deep insecurity about justifying what is actually a righteous war

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u/Expensive_Ice2122 — 9 days ago