RE: Why be good?
May 27, 2015 at 7:34 am
(This post was last modified: May 27, 2015 at 7:38 am by Randy Carson.)
38 responses overnight. Thank you.
I won't be able to respond to all of them before heading off to work, but let me says this:
I'm not asking whether atheists can be good people or whether they are good people. Despite much of the rudeness and foul language directed at me (and others) in this forum, it should be obvious that atheists may strive to be kind, tolerant, generous and respectful toward others. And they do this because they recognize that "right" and "wrong" behavior is real and not theoretical.
What I am asking is: what is the BASIS for objective moral behavior? Where does it come from?
If some feel that they have already answered, my apologies; however, I re-phrased my OP based on a quick scan of a few responses.
I will try to get through all of the posts as quickly as time permits. Sorry for the delay.
I won't be able to respond to all of them before heading off to work, but let me says this:
I'm not asking whether atheists can be good people or whether they are good people. Despite much of the rudeness and foul language directed at me (and others) in this forum, it should be obvious that atheists may strive to be kind, tolerant, generous and respectful toward others. And they do this because they recognize that "right" and "wrong" behavior is real and not theoretical.
What I am asking is: what is the BASIS for objective moral behavior? Where does it come from?
If some feel that they have already answered, my apologies; however, I re-phrased my OP based on a quick scan of a few responses.
I will try to get through all of the posts as quickly as time permits. Sorry for the delay.
