If there's really no God (and after life) then there's no meaning to life. So why hang on them? — AwonderingSoul
Some people will say it's developed with the evolution of human being to survive, or it's necessary for social survival. But why does it care if it keeps the species surviving?. If there's really no God (and after life) then the — AwonderingSoul
Why do athiests have Morals and Ethics? — AwonderingSoul
The fact is what what you tell yourself about what you believe with regard to God probably has little effect on your sense of morality, which runs much deeper, and is likely to be largely settled when you are too young to even appreciate the meaning of religious belief. — Baden
There's certainly a large amount of religious influence "baked-in" to western culture (along with a lot of other stuff) and even deeper than that is our hardwiring for altruism and cooperation. One level builds on another. — Baden
And fully disentangling all that in order to discover "the" cause of our ethical orientations isn't possible. — Baden
So, what I'd take from your point is more confirmation that the theist/atheist distinction with regard to morality is fairly hopeless in reflecting anything apart from a personal narrative. — Baden
We religious people only work with them because we believe in the test — AwonderingSoul
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