The 'Good' Book and the changing moral Zeitgeist
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"The 'Good' Book and the changing moral Zeitgeist" is a chapter in Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion that critiques the morality of religious scriptures and contrasts it with the evolution of secular ethical values over time.
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| The 'Good' Book and the changing moral Zeitgeist canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book chapter
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essay ⓘ |
| argues |
modern secular morality is often superior to scriptural morality
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moral progress is driven by secular reasoning and human empathy ⓘ moral values evolve over time ⓘ religion is not necessary for morality ⓘ religious scriptures reflect the moral standards of their time ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Atheism movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Richard Dawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claims |
many believers ignore or reinterpret immoral scriptural passages
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moral intuition often overrides literal scriptural commands ⓘ |
| contrasts | biblical morality with contemporary ethical standards ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
appeals to scripture as a foundation for absolute morality
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divine command theory ⓘ |
| critiques |
moral teachings of religious scriptures
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morality in the Bible ⓘ morality in the New Testament ⓘ morality in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| discusses |
homophobia in religious traditions
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slavery in the Bible ⓘ treatment of women in religious texts ⓘ violence in religious scriptures ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
role of empathy in ethical decision-making
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role of reason in ethical decision-making ⓘ |
| genre |
atheist literature
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non-fiction ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of The God Delusion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
moral progress
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moral relativism ⓘ morality of religious scriptures ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ secular ethics ⓘ |
| partOf | The God Delusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | a middle chapter of The God Delusion ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisherOfContainingWork | Bantam Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The God Delusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
secular humanist ethics
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the idea of a changing moral Zeitgeist ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readership
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readers interested in religion and ethics ⓘ |
| workType | chapter-length argument against scriptural morality ⓘ |
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