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Atheist moral code
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RE: Atheist moral code
March 4, 2015 at 4:09 am (This post was last modified: March 4, 2015 at 4:18 am by Norman Humann.)
(March 4, 2015 at 3:58 am)Void Wrote: Having no morals is not necessarily better then having bad morals.

And you think atheists have no morals because...?

(March 4, 2015 at 3:58 am)Void Wrote: As far as I understand, atheism is based on a disbelief of gods, which don't automatically point in the direction of a moral code.

You understand correctly.

(March 4, 2015 at 3:58 am)Void Wrote: So, I'm wondering if there is some kind of moral code that all atheists would be bound by, which could justify these arguments. And if there is, where is it derived from?

No.

Atheism is just a response to the god claim. It could be shortened to " I don't see a good reason to believe a god exists". No additional philosophy, no tenets, no dogma, no worldview attached. That is all.

Personally I find the assumption that I don't have morals quite insulting. All human beings have morals and none of us derive it from a bronze age book. Do you mean to tell me that if no one told you what is wrong and what is right you'd be going around killing and raping people?
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Atheist moral code - by Void - March 4, 2015 at 3:58 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by robvalue - March 4, 2015 at 4:05 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Neo-Scholastic - March 4, 2015 at 10:55 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Alex K - March 4, 2015 at 10:58 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Faith No More - March 4, 2015 at 11:47 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Alex K - March 4, 2015 at 11:51 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Jenny A - March 4, 2015 at 12:02 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Faith No More - March 4, 2015 at 12:15 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Esquilax - March 4, 2015 at 3:03 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Simon Moon - March 4, 2015 at 3:51 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by I Am Not A Human Being - March 24, 2015 at 8:14 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Thumpalumpacus - March 4, 2015 at 4:20 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Norman Humann - March 4, 2015 at 4:09 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Void - March 4, 2015 at 3:52 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Norman Humann - March 4, 2015 at 4:09 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Fidel_Castronaut - March 4, 2015 at 4:35 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Alex K - March 4, 2015 at 4:43 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by robvalue - March 4, 2015 at 5:08 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Homeless Nutter - March 4, 2015 at 7:48 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by ManMachine - March 4, 2015 at 11:22 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by FreeTony - March 4, 2015 at 11:42 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Neo-Scholastic - March 4, 2015 at 2:44 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Neo-Scholastic - March 4, 2015 at 3:19 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Esquilax - March 4, 2015 at 4:11 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Faith No More - March 4, 2015 at 3:35 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Angrboda - March 4, 2015 at 4:05 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Neo-Scholastic - March 6, 2015 at 9:37 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Angrboda - March 6, 2015 at 11:49 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Thumpalumpacus - March 4, 2015 at 4:12 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by CapnAwesome - March 4, 2015 at 4:13 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Void - March 4, 2015 at 4:45 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Thumpalumpacus - March 4, 2015 at 5:09 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by CapnAwesome - March 4, 2015 at 8:57 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by comet - March 4, 2015 at 4:15 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Void - March 4, 2015 at 5:17 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Thumpalumpacus - March 4, 2015 at 7:16 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Spooky - March 6, 2015 at 9:04 am
RE: Atheist moral code - by Lek - March 7, 2015 at 4:48 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Esquilax - March 7, 2015 at 5:11 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Thumpalumpacus - March 7, 2015 at 5:28 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Void - March 7, 2015 at 5:40 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by CapnAwesome - March 7, 2015 at 6:08 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by AFTT47 - March 7, 2015 at 5:50 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Void - March 7, 2015 at 6:34 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Esquilax - March 7, 2015 at 6:52 pm
RE: Atheist moral code - by Void - March 7, 2015 at 7:07 pm

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