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Hello and welcome to the forums!

Thank you!

You know, when mommy apes and daddy apes love each other very much..

lol

It's personal. Life itself has no other meaning than you give it.

Words to live by.

Where, if anywhere, does the idea of right and wrong come from?

From humans.

So, would you say that morality/ right versus wrong is socially constructed (something we make up ourselves in order to get along with others), or is it perhaps part of our DNA, something we may "sense" on a subconscious level? (Or perhaps a little of both?)

I really like Frods and Chad, I nurse a deep loathing for any WBC member.

Who are Frods and Chad? What is WBC? (Sorry, I know it's probably a newbie question. )

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It is customary to introduce yourself with a thread in the intro area of the forum, before you bring out you high-school/uni research paper questions...

Sorry about that, I probably should have introduced myself before jumping on here. Come to think of it, I haven't even finished up my profile yet--guess I was just eager . . .

42, everyone knows that!

Fellow Hitchhiker's Guide fan, huh? Cool!

"the party line"? Being from Europe, I don't know what that is... care to explain?

Sure. Usually, the line I hear around here is that atheists are bitter loners who are angry at God or angry at Christians (but just think they're angry about God). I know this isn't the case (I'm sure all of us could fit into the "bitter loner" category at some point in our lives), but it tends to be the assumption in the region where I live.

If they had been convincing, I wouldn't be an atheist!

lol

I guess that does lead me to a follow-up question, though. What, if anything, would convince you that a being/god/whatever does exist? Is there any kind of evidence that would convince you?

Being nice does not correlate with religiosity.

I agree.

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Hopefully you won't the typical 'hit and run' theist we get around here.

No promises--last time I was on a discussion board like this one, I got married (still recovering from that one 6 years later . . . ).

My problem with beliefs in any god/religion is that people's beliefs inform their actions

I agree, and though I am on the other side of the "does God exist" argument, as it were, I get a little frustrated with people who expect me to adopt X ceremony or Y personal practice simply because it's traditional or socially accepted, rather than basing their arguments on something logical.