Atheists, where do you believe that morality comes from since it's something that you can't hold in your hand?

Answer 1

most likely the same place faith comes from since you can't hold it in your hand either.

Answer 2

It something that was taught, It comes from the days when we were cave men and to survive we had to live in groups, so to keep in with the herd we went along with the unwritten rules of the group. Atheists do not need a god/gods to point out when something is wrong they know, The figures prove that there are more religious people in prison then non religious people, does that say that Atheists are evil or lacking morality. It seems to be the argument of religious people when they can not prove that they are right to label others as immoral or evil, anything then accepting that someone can live a good moral life without the laws from god/gods

Answer 3

For me morality comes from an interaction between Truth and truth conditionals represented in human actions. A simple application of logical consistency will yeild whether the action was moral or not, on the basis that truth conditionals that are consistent with reality are moral and those that aren't are not moral.

EDIT: What on earth are you talking about, Bettierage? Do everyone a favour and never deconvert... you'd be too dangerous otherwise.

Answer 4

Atheists just don't believe in any god, that doesn't mean they don't believe in things like emotions, values, morals, feelings, and character. Atheists also could not hold a whale in their hand, but I'm pretty sure they exist. Atheists cannot hold the wind in thier hand, or see it, but they know it exists.

I believe you may be getting your atheists confused with your existentialists.

Answer 5

Morals are part of the thought process. Morals are information, knowledge, and is stored in the brain. It's about learning the consequences to things, and using logic and rationale to see what's right.

We aquire morals through living. We examine situations and see if the solution is rational, sensible, and logic. We also try and determine if it would be right, being if it is respectful and such.

Religion does not teach morals. You don't need religion to have morals.

Answer 6

Morality is the expression and codification of aspects of human nature such as empathy, compassion, affection and self-interest, all of which are features bestowed upon us by evolution. Clearly we could never have the kind of highly organised, highly technological, close-knit society we all live in without self-imposed restraints on our behavious - These traits along with others such as intelligence and dexterity have proven to be an extraordinarily successful survival strategy for our genes, and are therefore highly favoured by natural selection. So, morality is a successful feature of humans in exactly the same kind of way as wings are a successful feature of birds.

Answer 7

First, to the person who said you can hold a mind in your hand: no you can't. You can hold a brain in your hand but your mind is thoughts, ideas, memories. Now, as far as where morality comes from, one guy got it almost right when he said that it comes from society and what we learn from it. But where do you think society learned it? It's been passed down from generation to generation from those who came before us. They believed in God and spiritualism and they knew what they were talking about when they passed the knowledge down to their children! As far as Darwin and his theories are concerned, he was a self-absorbed dipstick who couldn't see past the end of his own nose to see the rest of the world for what it truly is: A God-sent miracle.

Answer 8

I am not an Atheist but I agree with JackBauer.Morality is a human concept and has been only influenced by faith not defined by it.Many societies living without a specific religion have a sense of morality.Morality can't be held in your hand because it is a human concept not a thing.

Answer 9

Mine came from my parents and personal experience, if someone does something to u that makes u feel bad, like a bully, then u know it feels bad and shouldn't do it too others, it's that simple and has nothing to do with religion or god because I know a lot of religious people with less morals than I.

That and I'm afraid of prison, lol.

Answer 10

i think morality comes from the conscience. when someone sees something thats normally looked down upon by society, then its just something they avoid. its knowing who you are and being proud of being able to stand proud of who you've become without having to be ashamed. no one wants to feel shame or be the outcast. people want to be respected. as society becomes more modern, standards are raised. whether or not you're agnostic, atheist, or have a devout religion, right and wrong are simple. if it has a good impact, its right. if it seems evil or not right in any way, then its wrong. thats the way we function. doing something bad triggers guilt.

Answer 11

All Atheists are immoral and just abide by the laws of the land, love and take care of their children, love their spouses, do charitable things, pay taxes, and tip well just to impress their religious neighbors. If there were no religion, they would be running wild, naked, and uncivilized, killing at will, wearing mixed fibers, coveting, lusting, fornicating. What would they do without religion to keep them in line?

Are you really that naive, or are you just playing the dumb game to stir things up?