Atheism, A Grim Position?

[JuliaL]

I personally think moral systems are essential and good things. What I'm saying, however, is that without some ultimate basis for them, any reasonable person could argue against them or even their elimination. A thoroughgoing anarchist could offer a well reasoned, logically consistent argument that they are perfectly right to do whatever they want and all restrictions on individuals should be eliminated. It's "every man for themselves" is logically defensible without some ultimate basis for morality saying it's not right.

And enlightened self interest would keep them from doing so or they would likely be sieved out in the next iteration of the social cycle. (our system for selecting sociopathic leaders not withstanding.)

Every man for themselves works fine if there is only one man. You only find conflict if there is more than one and they choose to live in contact.

But now, I have to go run errands. It's been fun.
If you wish to be useful, please pray your deity that my Baby Lock stop breaking threads or for batteries to appear in my camera (they'll understand which one.) You know, something concrete and helpful.
Which god was that again? Would I recognize him if I met him on the street?