I don't think Atheism has anything to say about morality and it dosn't need to. Morality is something that comes completely naurally from with-in , from genetics and the conditions of your enviroment.
The enviroment part is where a religion could become an influence, but is not necessarily in a positive sense and certainly not required. If the reward of heavan makes you behave better (or the punishment of hell for that matter) that still makes you no more moral , because it is for you own sellfish reasons.
The part that dosn't sit right with me is that there is some assumption that we need to taught how to be good or we automatically default to being bad. This is of coarse nonsense and it that sense i don't only think Atheism has nothing to say on morality , i don't think religion does either.
The enviroment part is where a religion could become an influence, but is not necessarily in a positive sense and certainly not required. If the reward of heavan makes you behave better (or the punishment of hell for that matter) that still makes you no more moral , because it is for you own sellfish reasons.
The part that dosn't sit right with me is that there is some assumption that we need to taught how to be good or we automatically default to being bad. This is of coarse nonsense and it that sense i don't only think Atheism has nothing to say on morality , i don't think religion does either.
