Ah, morality's one of the easiest things to talk about as an atheist, so long as you don't fall into the theistic "objective morality!" trap.
For my first trick, Euthyphro's Dilemma: Is god's morality good because he commands it? If so, then morality is merely obedience to authority. If not, then clearly there's a standard of morality separate from god, and he's just the messenger for that.
After that, it's just a matter of reminding your christian dudes how little they actually follow their bible (slavery's never condemned as immoral in there, and yet they somehow know it is, I'm betting.)
And we finish with the real source of morality: the world around us! We can map out how we react to stimuli in our environment, and work out a rough, objective guide to what's beneficial and harmful to humans from that. From such things spring complex moral systems.
For my first trick, Euthyphro's Dilemma: Is god's morality good because he commands it? If so, then morality is merely obedience to authority. If not, then clearly there's a standard of morality separate from god, and he's just the messenger for that.
After that, it's just a matter of reminding your christian dudes how little they actually follow their bible (slavery's never condemned as immoral in there, and yet they somehow know it is, I'm betting.)
And we finish with the real source of morality: the world around us! We can map out how we react to stimuli in our environment, and work out a rough, objective guide to what's beneficial and harmful to humans from that. From such things spring complex moral systems.
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
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