goodgravy Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hi, former faithers of the Christian persuasion. Can any of you point me in the direction of good and useful books on non-biblical, secular morality? It irks (spelling?) me when I hear faithy people say that without God there can be no morality. I, now that I am on there other side of faithy things, wholeheartedly disagree. So, instead of ranting, do any of you good (good?) people of the world know of any books that can help me in my post-Christian journey regarding secular morality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TABA Posted February 26, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2018 The twin pillars of my post-Christian life are the philosophy of Stoicism and the practice of meditation (mindfulness). Stoicism predates Christianity and provides a compass for living my life. It's not an Old Testament-style list of Thou-Shalls and Thou-Shalt-Nots but rather a set of principles and practices than can be applied in all areas of life. The modern meaning of the word 'stoic' wrongly suggests that it is an austere, rather grim approach to life, but it's really not so. I'd recommend three books on Stoicism: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine The first book is a comprehensive guide to the philosophy. The second has short daily readings. I haven't read "Happy" but it comes highly recommended and sounds like an easy read. The website The Daily Stoic is a good place to get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodgravy Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thank ya kindly, sir. I will look into these for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymistake Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Don't have any books but there is an old saying: Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told regardless of what is right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LogicalFallacy Posted February 26, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 26, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Goodness-Without-God-Metaphysical/dp/1420802933 (Review of above) http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=10684 https://samharris.org/books/the-moral-landscape/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodgravy Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thank you for the recommendations and wise counsel, oh people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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