RE: Why 'should' atheists be moral?
November 28, 2014 at 1:52 pm
(This post was last modified: November 28, 2014 at 1:53 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 28, 2014 at 1:42 pm)vincent150 Wrote: No of course you would not want to have something stole from you but that doesn't answer the question why should you not steal from someone else.Some would say that this answers the question quite handily. If you accept that it;s okay to steal, you;ve accepted that it's okay to be stolen from.
Quote: If it is the case that stealing something would make your life better, then what is the downside to doing it.Having those things stolen from you, primarily - and having no recourse consistent with your own actions by which to commence a pity party or elicit the assistance of others in reclaiming your stolen property.
Quote: You would make the life worse of someone you don't know but why 'should' you care about that as an atheist.I don't think that the answer is different depending on atheism or theism. Do you? The same reasons would apply (or not) regardless, don't you think (reasons being your thing, anyway)?
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