Does God Exist? Godless Morality & Ethics: Being Good Without Gods or Religion is Possible
Sunday February 24, 2008
Can there be a godless morality? Can we assert a superiority for a godless morality over traditional, theistic, and religious morality? Yes, I think that this is possible. Unfortunately, few people even acknowledge the existence of godless moral values, much less their significance. When people talk about moral values, they almost always presume that they have to be talking about religious morality and religious values. The very possibility of godless, irreligious morality is ignored.
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No kidding, I find many who claim superior morality to be no more than regurgitating hate speech. Like the time a guy harassed my six year-old in a wheelchair and me — saying my son was sick (with cancer) because America allows abortions… Ugh.
No kidding. Those claiming moral superiority based on their religiosity are often just regurgitating hate speech.
Whoops, sorry for the freakish double-post…first one didn’t show up and I got tired of typing
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I guess that reflects on my poor morals, after all, I am an atheist.
There is actually an argument that ONLY athiests can be considered moral, because their good (or bad) deeds are uncoerced by the prospect of divine judgement.
I don’t exactly agree, but it IS a compelling argument…