Atheists have no true morality. Agree?

Answer 1

Perhaps, but it is probably negotiable upon the circumstances.

Answer 2

Let me ask you this If you have a Christian, a Muslim, a Sikh, a Hindu and an atheist who all credit the verisimilitude of your statements to the extent of their beliefs and you tell them the equivalent of "God wants you to kill these people because they are evil. By killing them you will release their souls to ascend to a much better place and by your actions you will be forgiven all Your transgressions and attain the highest level of the after life."
Who do you think would baulk at the task. I'd guess the one that doesn't believe in God or the afterlife. Wouldn't you agree?
Atheist morality comes from a belief that you only have one life and then oblivion so the best you can make it is optimum. If everyone around you is well fed, clothed and housed and feels safe they won't feel like shortening your one short life in order to improve their own.

Answer 3

They can't, really. They can't have a true morality and be true atheists...where would that morality come from? If there are clearly defined and objective rules of right and wrong, they have to come from somewhere. Evolution provides no support for a moral structure.

You can only justify right and wrong by having a source, i.e. creator. If a so-called "atheist" says something is right or wrong for everyone, without exception (like shooting a sweet old lady in the head for no reason at all) then they are admitting that someone or something outside of humankind defined it. We can't create morals as a collective society because there will always be people who disagree (i.e. the people who commit the crime)...and if we say "yes, but even though they did it they knew it was wrong..." then we're back where we started. Someone or something else defined it for us.

Atheism is impossible, actually. SCIENTIFICALLY. You can only prove something DOES exist, you can never prove definitively it does NOT, because you can never be everywhere at every point in time to provide proof for your theory. Chew on that, "atheists!"

Answer 4

Disagree. The very idea of morality is an abstract concept, and changes as society grows. Religions have tried to steer societal growth, by imposing morals on the faithful, but that doesn't mean that morals spring from faith.

Answer 5

Atheists in general believe in reason. Most have excellent morals as a result.

You have shown just from the way you asked the question that you have little morality (and a lot of ignorance), trying to disgrace a group of people merely because they have different personal views than you do.

Answer 6

That's actually the complete opposite of the truth. Atheists (some of them, at least) live by morality based on moral theory and reason. Theists live by centuries-old sets of rules. Rules do not equal true morality.

Answer 7

I agree- not to say that atheists cannot make moral choices or behave in a moral manner- what i do mean is that they have no foundation for their morality. There is no authority except for themselves. If atheist A believes he lives a moral life and Atheist B does not, and Atheist B thinks he lives a moral life and Atheist A does not, who is right- who is qualified to make the decisions about what is and what is not right, who can see the bigger picture and how their choices affect not only right now but how they affecttheir own future and others down the road. Who is truly qualified to be the moral authority except for the one who created the heavens and the earth and created man in His image- only God can see and understand the bigger picture, it is He that is the ultimate authority on what is and what is not good for us.
You cannot have morality if there is no foundation for your morals.

Answer 8

What are you talking about? How could atheists not have morality?

Answer 9

I haven't even met any Christians with "true" morality. Why are you limiting your question to atheists?

Answer 10

Get a life and realize that religion is not the only path and no matter how much you wish it was, it really changes nothing.

Your attempt at making your self superior to everyone else only belittles you and shows your utter insecurity and doubt of your own beliefs.

God and All That Is is not your exclusive purview others walk the path of the light in their own way and with their own individual choices. Open to the possibilities and see the truth shining through that we can all meet in love and unity of spirit.

Blessings one and all...it's time for bed here, good night.

Answer 11

Disagree. In fact, it's plausible to argue that the opposite is true -- i.e. the religious have no true morality, subject to the whims of an all-powerful deity.