2007-02-10 23:48:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Atheists tend to be more moral than religious people.
Religious people tend to be morally lazy. They are trained to just accept a list of rules of what is good and bad, and discouraged from thinking about why something is good or bad. I've had many discussions with Christians and they often can't tell you why something is bad past "God said so". That's why they tend to blindly follow politicians who give lip-service to what their church promotes.
2007-02-10 23:51:07 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why would you think that just because I'm an Atheist I am some sort of crazed, immoral maniac? Just because an Atheist doesn't believe in the idea of some divine creature controling their destiny means they are immoral and worthless. I have gotten married and been faithful to my wife, paid off my homes, bought cars, sent children to college, paid taxes, played baseball, watched kids/grandkids play sports, and am my grandkids favorite grandfather. Just like any god-fearing Christian. By the way, Atheists don't believe in Hell or the devil anymore than they believe in Heaven or a god.
2007-02-10 23:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have tend to find, (And studies have tended to prove this out) that atheists and agnostics are more moral then others. Morality is a hard thing to define, but people who do not believe in a god keep their own moral compass. It is much easier to follow then rules from an arcane source that is hard to follow. So I tend to find the exact opposite to what you question. I also think hell does not enter into the thought process for most atheists.
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2007-02-11 00:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Given that has shown that corruption is rife within religious circles I find it hard to believe that an atheist can be any more immoral.
It would be interesting to see what the ratio of murders committed by people who are religious and ones committed by Atheists.
Oh yeah and there's the little matter of distribution of wealth.
Religion is more a state of comfort where as Atheism is more a state of mind.
2007-02-11 00:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Graham W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right. Pascal sure gets a workout around here.
Well, let's see: If we spend our lives worshipping and praising gods, our reward for this is to go to heaven and spend ETERNITY worshipping and praising gods. Not much of a reward, dude. At least in hell, the conversations will be more interesting. Having to spend eternity in heaven next to some pious puke like you would be MY idea of hell.
2007-02-10 23:55:23 · answer #5 · answered by link955 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A Lord owned a large beautifull land, which had many people living on it whom He loved. One day, the Lord decides to take a journey away from his land. He leaves no body in charge , because every body on the land are his children, both daughters and sons. As time goes by, some of the people begin to lose faith and fear, so much in fact, that they begin to believe that if they do not do certain things, they will be punished when there Father, the Lord, returns.
They give themselves the title of Leader, and begin to preach to others in the land, there belief s, and warn everyone that if they do not do as the Leader says , then there Father, the Lord, shall punish them when He returns.
Some begin to follow the Leader, and others decide not to, for they know How much there Father, the Lord truely loves them.
Yet the Leader and his followers, decide to banish those whom do not follow him, and throw others out of the land.
One day, the Lord of the land, there Father, finally Returns. And when He does, He notices that many of his children were not there.
Asking around , He finds out what happened, and therefore, brings forth to Him, the leader and all the leaders followers.
And the Lord, there Father, asks them ," You sent forth some of my children from there Home here in my land . Why did you do this?"
The leader and his followers answered," We did this for You, showing our love to you we did so in your name too , to cleanse your land my lord father."
With this, the Lord, Father got Very angery, " You did NOTHING for ME ! You have sent forth MY CHILDREN into Darkness and what s worse is You did so In my NAME !! For this YOU shall recieve the SAME punishment you gave those you judged."
And with that said, He banished the leader and all his followers , and threw them out of his land into darkness
2007-02-11 10:16:12 · answer #6 · answered by Aaron M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't believe in god's existence
If we were scared of hell, that would make us believers, now wouldn't it.
Oh, and were no more immoral than Christians.
2007-02-10 23:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by lilith 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nicely have faith it or no longer. yet i ve by no potential felt that issues u r saying... being with Allah is the main suitable feeling ever: a million- while u love some one, and hes/she some distance removed from u, u ll be dying waiting the day that u ll see them in appropriate?? nicely its a similar right here, i admire Allah & do each and every little thing i do cauze i admire Him no longer becauze im annoying of hell (specific that's a reason yet its no longer that considerable in any respect). and that i actually cant wait the judgement day to be sure Allah -the main merciful- additionally Allah promised us with paradise after that day 2-devil cant ever ever injury u as long as u r with Allah.. devil exists in the two techniques (if u have faith in God or no longer & the evidences r so sparkling) yet while u have faith in Allah, devil can by no potential injury u (u ll be then interior the risk-free practices of the main efficient) 3-nicely u would desire to have faith in something (i dont recommend faith, yet something in existence) and this element everyone would says its faux.. does this recommend u wont have faith in something u do basically becauze u dont choose others to assert its faux??! i think its no longer logically, dont u see it wiz me.. 4-certainly i didnt have been given it precisely 5- im no longer christian, yet its basically like i informed u. if u love some one, u ll continually sense u choose them and u r no longer something without them.. (its purely a style of extra love) 6- we- muslims- didnt study something like that. there r solid and ther r undesirable, that's hows existence and that's what we learnt wish i spoke back ur questions in a solid way & wish u have been given my factor.. breifly existence for me is fairly super and happy jst becauze im muslim (thank Allah), & i think if i werent muslim i replace into going to be misplaced & misreable. hpe u ll locate the indoors peace as i stumbled on it :).. peace my chum
2016-11-03 03:32:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most people don't feel like getting up early on Sunday morning. That's the entire birth, life and death of the atheist movement. Laziness, with everything rationalized backward from that position.
2007-02-10 23:51:37 · answer #9 · answered by Typical McCain Supporter 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No I dont and not all Christians have morals some are the biggest hypocrites ever.
2007-02-10 23:54:08 · answer #10 · answered by holly 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋