I have seen many questions on this topic lately. First, let me state that I think atheists can live moral lives...and most likely some lead more moral lives than believers.
But when asked where they get their morality from, most atheists on these questions say their parents taught them. And I think that is true. But were their parents atheists? If not, where do you think they got their morals? Maybe from the Bible...but probably from their parents. But where did they get their morals from?.......
Do you see where I am going with this? That is a fine argument, but if you trace it back far enough, I would say for the large majority of us our morals still came from the Bible/Religion in some form. Now if you can trace your ancestors back say 1000 years and all of them being non-religious...sure then maybe you didn't get them from organized religion as we know it today....but then again maybe you did...you will never know.
Another argument is that they get them from society. Well, we can go through the same exercise with any society...trace it back far enough and where do you think the basis of their laws came from?
So, my question is this.
Atheists, would you agree with the above statements? And if you don't...then where did you get your unique morals from, and do they differ or coincide with societies morals? If they coincide with societies morals...don't you think that is a bit too much of a coincidence?
2007-12-21
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