Book of the Week: Can We Be Good Without God?: Biology, Behavior, and the Need to Believe

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For much of human history, there has been the perception that morality is largely or wholly dependent upon religion. Thus, people have argued that a person simply cannot be good without a religious belief system and, more importantly, a belief in some god. But is this perception accurate? Is it perhaps arguable that ignoring the existence of any gods might actually be preferable? Perhaps it shouldn't matter to us whether any gods exist or not when debating moral values.

Book of the Week: Can We Be Good Without God?: Biology, Behavior, and the Need to Believe