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Do atheists even need an objective moral system?

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Do atheists even need an objective moral system?
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RE: Do atheists even need an objective moral system?
January 5, 2013 at 5:43 am
(January 5, 2013 at 5:18 am)Mark 13:13 Wrote: But I think the best response to the Morality question for Atheist would be to debate the issue around is there any such thing as an objective morality and is it seperate from GOD. I won't take that line further so as to allow you guys to do some of the work on it Cool Shades

Morality is not objective, if it was then all people all through history would have the same moral code.

Since they clearly don't, it is merely the subjective outcome of how people in different times and localities decide to treat each.
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RE: Do atheists even need an objective moral system? - by Zen Badger - January 5, 2013 at 5:43 am

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