(July 22, 2020 at 7:33 am)Shazzalovesnovels Wrote: Do atheists believe in a heaven or hell? A good place or bad place? If not, then what's the purpose of the distinction between good and evil?. I'd like to have a respectful conversation about this.
No heaven or hell in the afterlife, no after life. The purpose of good and evil is to create a set of heuristics that, it is hoped, provides a more reliable and universal path to safety and gradual improvement than could be obtained In the the end Purely through cut throat rat like Competition to gain these.
If this is not obvious to you, you are not equipped for a respectful and useful conversation on the topic.