What IS good, and how do we determine it?

[Jenny A]

DO ATHEISTS CONDONE RAPE?

"If I could wave a magic wand and get rid of either rape or religion, I would not hesitate to get rid of religion."

Atheist Sam Harris, Interview at The Sun: The Temple of Reason

Well, your reactions were about what I expected.

As Cthulhu Dreaming is fond of saying, "This forum isn't for the thin-skinned."

Y'all can dish it out, but you can't take it.

The problem you have with understanding atheism is understanding what it isn't.  I don't care what other atheists think about rape, except to the extent that I would prefer that no one be in favor of rape.  Harris is not my ideal, nor my spokesman.   The fact that the religious regularly appeal to authority doesn't mean the rest of us do.

Beyond that, Harris didn't condone rape, and if you think he did, you aren't really thinking.  If you prefer to have your shin broken to having your kneecap broken are you expressing a fondness for broken knees?