Why are atheists more moral then Christians?

Question

I wish I was as moral as atheists.
as a christian I am always sinning and needing forgiving.
We should all try to be like Markyyy.
He doesn't need a book to make him moral.
I wish all you fellow christians would apologize to Markyyy for being mean to him!

Answer 1

hmmm

probobally because we dont beleive that were better than other people because of our conclusions.

compared to christians who think theyre better than others because of their beleifs.

Answer 2

I feel theis question is a scam, but I will answer any how.

If you create a moral foundation based on everyday life it would have to be better than being force to be something based on the writings of people from the distant past. Being burdened with the idea of going to hell for not following the rules tends to make people put less effort into the equation.

Answer 3

No one is more moral then anyone else. You can't clump people into groups and say they are all alike. We are all individual people with different view points and different reasons for what we believe. If a Christian thinks they are better then anyone else then they are a fool, if an Atheist thinks Christians are fools for believing what they believe then they are judging. If their is one thing Christians, Atheist, and other relgions should agree on, is the right to your own opinion. Stop judging and look at yourself.

Answer 4

i'll take this question as a joke.

and answer anyway by saying morality is purely relative. and if morality is purely relative, unique to every individual, it is a fundamentally worthless concept. your morals are different than mine, and we cannot compare. so rather than worrying if what i'm doing is "moral" or not, i need only worry if i like it or if i do not. then rather than imposing moral law on another, we impose practical law- if you threaten my (or someone else's) ability to make my own choice, i will erase that threat.

when coupled with an understanding of mutual aid and cooperation- we cease harming each other not because law or morality says so, but because we have a mutual agreement for mutual benefit in it- we can have a society completely free, without the need for morals or law.

Answer 5

In Christianity, you don't take on as much personal responsiblity, because you lump it all on Jesus when you sin. I went to a private Christian school when I was younger, and now looking at my ex-schoolmates' Myspace pages, most of them live very trashy, immodest lives. Whereas pagans and atheists tend to realize more that they are personally responsible for more of their own "sins", so they try to act out a respectable life.

Answer 6

That's the problem. People say atheism is the logical choice. Logic concluded that Africans were less than human. That the world was flat. That leeches could remove disease. Would it have been logical to AGB, that the concept of his invention, (the telephone), would have no wires, but be able to call people around the world? This world defies logic all the time. Wake up and smell the creation.

Answer 7

I don't think they are. They are often more smug and self-satisfied, and consider themselves intellectually superior. But face it, some Christians get pretty darn smug and irritating, too.

Perhaps the problem is your definition of the word "moral." To me, moral values are not about obeying some rules in a book. They are about being honorable, courageous, compassionate, courteous, thoughtful, and like that.

Answer 8

i dont think that belief or skepticism has an effect on a persons moral values. i believe that has to do with how the person is raised and the lessons of experience they've gained in life.

furthermore, i dont believe that people of faith get their morals specifically from scripture, i think they choose what they wish to believe from its teachings just like any skeptic would take what they wish from philosophy.

i dont know many christians that stone people on the sabbath for instence.

Answer 9

If you use the morality basis, atheists tend not to scare people in believing that they are going to spend the whole of eternity in a pit of hell. They also don't participate in holy wars or try to tell people that condoms won't protect them from HIV. I think that most atheists are hard thinking humanists. They don't want to destroy humanity. They want to protect it from evil christians and their polluting minds and ways.

Answer 10

It's easy to avoid sinning when you have no standards. Do a little research about the study done between two men named Jonathan Edwards and Max Jukes descendants study. Good luck. Which would you prefer?

Answer 11

Basically because we don't say we follow some book that has specific rules and things you cannot do written out in that book and then CONSTANTLY go against that book.