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The purpose of this website is to stimulate debate on secular morality
and ultimately contribute towards the development and wide acceptance of a
secular moral code that is helpful, memorable and practical.
It has been established by Philip Veasey who has put forward his
position on this matter in the book
"The Backslider's
Guide To Success".
Essentially, Philip Veasey's view is that many people become involved in
religion because they are looking for a moral code and that religions are
allowed to assume a monopoly over morality because secular society has
failed lamentably to put forward a moral code with popular appeal.
Given all the problems that can come along with religion, it is of the
greatest importance that secular society corrects this as soon as possible.
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Joining the debate
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Structured debate
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It is unlikely that much progress will be made if a debate on such
a wide subject is not structured. This site therefore offers a
set of steps that may lead somewhere and invites contributions
under the structure's headings. (see Current Structure)
This structure is initially one offered by Philip Veasey but we
are also requesting contributions which challenge this structure,
so it is hoped that it will evolve into something much better.
As a means of facilitating discussion of secular morality, this section
offers a structure that should help the debate lead to some useful
conclusions rather than just being interesting.
In the spirit of "The Backslider's Guide To Success", the objective
will be to achieve a set of short and easy to read papers under each
heading.
To view the current structure, select 'Current structure' from the menu above
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Free debate
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In order not to inhibit creativity we are also inviting contributions that do not fit
the structure. Such contributions may also take the form of references to books,
websites etc. These do not have to be directly on the subject of morality
as long as they serve in some way towards the objectives of this site.
For example, the article on the "magical number seven" which has implications
for moral code design.
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