DarkMatter
2008-05-30 20:35:30 UTC
The idea that atheists have no reason to be moral without a god or
religion may be the most popular and repeated myth about atheism. It
comes up in many forms and all are based on the assumption that the
only valid source of morality is a theistic religion, preferably the
religion of the speaker which is usually Christianity. Thus without
Christianity, people cannot live moral lives. This is supposed to be a
reason to reject atheism and convert to Christianity but the argument
fails because contrary to the beliefs of theists, their god and their
religion are not needed for morality.
http://www.mwillett.org/atheism/moralsource.htm
religion may be the most popular and repeated myth about atheism. It
comes up in many forms and all are based on the assumption that the
only valid source of morality is a theistic religion, preferably the
religion of the speaker which is usually Christianity. Thus without
Christianity, people cannot live moral lives. This is supposed to be a
reason to reject atheism and convert to Christianity but the argument
fails because contrary to the beliefs of theists, their god and their
religion are not needed for morality.
http://www.mwillett.org/atheism/moralsource.htm