(April 2, 2012 at 3:26 pm)tobie Wrote:(April 2, 2012 at 3:09 pm)Matt231 Wrote:I think atheists definitely have a better understanding of morality. We act morally because it's the right thing to do, not out of fear that some God will punish us if we don't.
What's worse is the theists who claim that they'd be out living a life of crime if not for their belief in god.
The vast majority of atheists I know were former believers. Ask for a show of hands as to who's an ex-Christian and nearly every hand goes up at my local atheist meetup.
Ask how many of them went on a crime spree after losing their faith and you'll only get laughter.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
