RE: Why 'should' atheists be moral?
December 1, 2014 at 10:20 am
(This post was last modified: December 1, 2014 at 10:25 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(November 29, 2014 at 6:09 pm)vincent150 Wrote: It has been said that as an atheist the meaning of your life is basically to maximise the amount of pleasure and minimise the amount of pain in it.
This is a caricature of most atheists I know, and it is shopped around by theists wishing to portray atheists as thoughtless hedonists who are inherently selfish.
(November 30, 2014 at 6:08 pm)Beccs Wrote: We're a social species and evolved our morals.
Harming a member of a small family group hurt the group. As we formed larger communities the same rules fit well so we continued to use them.
Beccs rule of douchebaggery: Don't be a douchebag to others if you don't want them to be a douchebag to you.
Very similar to my answer when asked if I believe in karma: yes, in a mechanical sense. In three words, assholes make enemies.