(March 4, 2015 at 3:58 am)Void Wrote: When atheists attack these believers based on bad morals I sometimes feel like they are throwing dirt in their own eyes.
I think immoral behavior should be pointed out no matter the actor.
(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?
Morality is relative and subjective. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist, that just means it is is different for different people. That doesn't mean that those people cannot opine about the moral nature of an action, either. It just means that morality is relative and subjective.
When something offends my moral sensibility, I speak up. I know what my code is, and it is derived from my sense of empathy.