re: Beauty and the Beast thoughts and discussions

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Sam Harris wrote an entire book about this very premise and argues why there is an active objective morality written in human beings and that God is not needed for it. The book is titled "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values". It's a very good read and I recommend it highly.

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I'll check into that. Of course, there's no way for me to address his arguments until I do. At first glance, I'm dubious in the claim that there's a scientific basis for metaphysical truths. Most scientists I imagine would balk at the claim that it's within their abilities to study such.