Why be good?

[abaris]

Let me put it this way: you, as an atheist, benefit from the fact that you live in a society that is still largely influenced by Judeo-Christian morality. A look at ISIS will give you some indication of what your life would be like if Christianity were not still pulling us to the "right".

Or would you look forward to living under Sharia law? And what would life be like if there were no authority at all?

Oh, puke. Society is influenced by the Age of Enlightenment, not by you judeo christian values. If you want to talk about judeo christian values take a good hard look at the 17th century and then come back with your ridiculous notion of as opposed to Sharia law. It's because religious nuttery has been pushed back in the 18th century that we live in a rather liberal society.