God is not intelligent, or, why I am a pantheist

Not necessarily. YES, I think everyone would agree that most Christians feel their ethics are given to them by God, but it is no real effort to find the ones that make sense even without any sort of God or supernatural thing.

Take Luke 6:31. Yeah it was uttered by Jesus. But the same sentiment has been uttered by just about every religion on the earth. Because it is manifestly rational to treat another person as you want them to treat you. There's no need for any supernatural intervention to understand that.

The rule against murder is another one. One doesn't need God to tell you that murder is wrong. Sure it's part of the Christian ethos, but it is not ONLY understandable as a religious commandment.

Things like "having no god before me", that's not what I would call a moral issue. That's a religious command.

But the ETHICS of loving one another, working to befriend one's enemies, caring for the poor, not hurting other people...those are things which can easily be understood without any reference to religion.
I'm starting to like you.

you nailed it.
 

reason​

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noun

rea·son ˈrē-zᵊn

Synonyms of reason
1
a
: a statement offered in explanation or justification
gave reasons that were quite satisfactory

ok.

reason helps in explaining things.

my sentence is still fine.

what's your problem, masonic confusion boy?
 
You do not know what the word "rational" means.
rational /răsh′ə-nəl/

adjective​

  1. Having or exercising the ability to reason. synonym: logical.
    Similar: logical
  2. Consistent with or based on reason or good judgment; logical or sensible.
    "rational decisions."
  3. Of sound mind; sane.
    "wondered if the eccentric neighbor was not completely rational."
 
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