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Objective Secular Morality

This article is a few quick thoughts I have related to objective morality from a secular and naturalistic perspective. Secular When something is secular, it is set apart from the divine.  It is not against God.  The divine just is not considered. Buying groceries tends to be secular.  American government is secular by design. This can be confused with another term: Secular Humanism.  This is different than just "secular", and Secular Humanism has nothing to do with Objective Secular Morality. If you believe the divine, you can still participate in secular activities.  Secularism is an effective basis for a society made up of people that don't all agree on god. Objective Being objective means it is the same from all viewpoints.  Some also mean that it should be in some way absolute and binding.  I will address those aspects.  But my general use of "objective" will just mean that an objective fact is a fact that does not rely on...