Evil Atheists

[little_monkey]

If respecting morals is just to avoid going against the group's morality to keep being accepted in the group, doesn't that mean that being "good" depends only what the group considers "good", which in turns means that "good" or "bad" are concepts that are what the majority believes they are, showing that morality is in itself an argumentam ad populum and as such the basic idea of "morality" is a logical fallacy ?

Yes, indeed, a concensus plays a vital role in deciding what is good and what is morally right, after all, morality has to do with a code of behavior, and who else is better than society to decide on that code? However, you must take into consideration that as society acquires new knowledge and new understanding about nature, ourselves, etc. new attitudes will develop and morality will change accordingly. Case in point, homosexuality. It was believed that it was an abomination, against God's will, against nature, etc. Today, we understand that one doesn't choose his/her sexual orientation -- it is decided at conception, and hence attitudes have changed that more and more people are willing to give gays the same rights as any other citizens.