What is the atheists guide to life??...?

Question

The Christians have the Bible, what do the atheists have?.
Do they follow their own rules? as I am sure there are many,
please explain...

So far the only real good answers I see are Rachel's, JohnC's,and some related to it, and Sharons, I also believe that a large percentage of people lack common sense, or an experience of life, which you are too young to have.
You cant have such a convention without
other groups getting in ,like Satanists, Pagans, even Christians. We even have one person who "enforces", I dont like that word,..Nobody votes for Christians, even if they have a good answer, Someone else says, that if you are a Christian you lack common sense, someone else says that Christians use bible as a sarrogate brain, and spine, How sad!.
I dont believe in books either, as they were written by man and reek of human mistakes, humans like us wrote the books, these might be the next books, or something like these comments.
Atheists vote in big numbers to support their beliefs, because they are weak, and need to be validated..So where does that leave your beliefs.? not sure.

Answer 1

Atheists have no set rules. They have only their own opinions. That leaves them adrift on the sea of moral relativism.

Answer 2

Sharon, atheists are no more "moral relativist" than are believers.

I believe that morals are absolute. So do many and perhaps even most other atheists.

At the same time, just look at the responses of believers here when their morals are challenged: they're drenched in moral relativism, both in word and in deed.

For example, look at all of the "bearing false witness against thy neighbor" done even right here in these answers by Christians. That's probably the main activity of Christians on this forum. If the Christians have a moral code by which they live, either:

1 - It doesn't include an injunction against lying, or
2 - Christians aren't very good at following that code.

You might argue that it's the latter - that Christians' sins don't demonstrate that there's no absolute moral code for Christians, but simply that Christians, as human beings, "slip" and fail to live up to that code. Fair enough - but notice that those "slips" come right as the Christians do the activities that they think of as central to their Christianity. The shoddy morality of Christians is not just demonstrated when a Christian "slips" and hires a male prostitute - it's demonstrated whenever a Christian insists that "abortion is murder" or that "atheists have no morals". If a "true Christian" is someone who behaves in a moral way, then the religious right has no true Christians in it.

Answer 3

How much or what percentage of the waking hours of a Christian are are governed ,guided or are run by a person by using the Bible?Hardly any or please check back.Similarly,a believer or an atheist or for that matter anybody lives life according to the life style adopted by him which is an aggregate of his profession,social obligations ,environment and host of factors affecting him.You can't live a life with or by a BOOK or any such thing.

Answer 4

Yes there are rules besides the common law, common sense, logic, manners, and rationalization. The same rules we all have depending on our country/state. To imply that we don't have due to lack of belief on an old structured set of belief would be like stating Christians have no law of common due to their regard for the structured set of belief based on faith rather than fact.

There are laws and set rules everywhere we go. Believing or not on the bible doesn't change that.

Answer 5

There is no "atheist guide to life."

Atheists are people who disbelieve in God. They might have a range of opinions on every other subject. They aren't required to refer to an external "authority" to solve their own problems.

As for "moral relativism" - you mean like how "Christians" no longer have to follow Mosaic Law, because they're "under grace"? It seems that even the devout are compelled to admit that the same set of rules can't apply to all people in all circumstances.

And, of course, they can't. One man's meat is another man's poison. Morals ARE relative. And in fact, to slavishly follow out a set of dead conventions, in the belief that doing so will win you favor with "God," is merely to dodge the entire responsibility of conduct. "Christians" use the Bible as a surrogate brain and spine.

Answer 6

We decide for ourselves what rules we follow.

And, by "we", I mean all humans, not just atheists. Christians have the Bible but Christians decide which rules of the Bible they will follow and which they will ignore. Do you eat shellfish? Do you wear cloth made from two different fabrics? We all decide on our actions and sometimes we make mistakes and hopefullly we learn from those mistakes.

The big difference is that atheists don't blame God for their bad decisions.

Answer 7

Don't you have family, siblings, lovers, children, friends, hopes, dreams, aspiration, a career?

These are the things that keep us in check, not some supernatural being. That theists think this is so doesn't make it true. History has already shown us that morals change over time and place and culture.

And if Christians lived by their bible there would be a lot more stonings.

Answer 8

too bad all the Christians don't have good common sense like Rachel

Answer 9

My guide is clean living, the very highest of morals, truth, honesty, helpfulness, lack of envy, lack of revenge, lack of greed, personal hygiene, generosity, love of nature, appreciation, self improvement, constant search for knowledge.
These things I practice 24-7. My religious friends will acknowledge this, and are embarrassed that they fall short.

Answer 10

Human nature.
Family upbringing.
Social conventions.
Rational thought.

i.e. the same source as those 'rules' in the Bible - the human mind.

Answer 11

Life in general combined with our own unique experiences is our guide. We are no different from the rest of the world except that we don't believe in a God/s.