Being good without god

[Baalzebutt]

I reject what you quoted above. Sacrifice for another is stupid? Must be lonely to live one's life as an island. Is it stupid to make sacrifices for one's children? Family? Community, etc? No. It's possible to sacrifice too much of one's self for one's own good, sure, but that's beside the point.

I'm a fan of the concept of paying it forward. If someone needs help and I'm able to provide it, should they ask how they can repay me, I'll tell them that they can repay the deed by helping someone else in need when they are able to.

I reject it as well. And no, I am not looking for kudos but thank you.

If you read the article, the author believes that this is how we atheists actually think and live our lives. And I have to believe that he cannot be that ignorant but is putting forth these ideas simply to advance his own ideas that god exists and is a requirement for moral "good".

The problem is that he is spreading these ideas to those who don't know any better and is perpetuating this ridiculous myth that atheist are somehow morally bankrupt wild animals that can think of nothing but our own needs and pleasures. That we are somehow less than human, operating purely from instinct.