What makes athiests think that they are accountable for their own actions?
2007-10-05 10:46:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The law system. I can't get away with anything if I say god or satan made me do it.
2007-10-05 10:53:58 · answer #1 · answered by Blue girl in a red state 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not a sociopath, so I do actually have empathy and respect for fellow humans being. Being nice to people also interests them in being nice to you, so it makes life easier for everyone. It's socially symbiotic.
I am truly afraid of going to prison. I may be able to occupy myself with the library and adjust to the food, but I need some sense of freedom and privacy in my life or might lose it, and I don't think I'm big enough to fight off a gang rape.
And very simply, I don't need to believe in god to see that your actions and my actions have consequences. This is a causal universe. I think we all can agree on that.
2007-10-05 17:55:22 · answer #2 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently you never got caught being bad as a kid. Or never had chores. Or lived in a community. Or are aware of laws. Or have a conscience.
Think about it.
EVERYONE is accountable for their own actions, regardless of religious convictions.
2007-10-05 17:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by Cheese Fairy - Mummified 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be held accountable for your lazy spelling! On the day of Judgement God will say unto you: Didst thou not know of "spell-check?" Thou didst neglect the gift of language that I bestowed upon you, and for that egregious sin there is a special circle in Hell set aside!"
Please, if you're so set on attacking atheists, learn to spell the word correctly. You don't want to look like an illiterate boneheaded twit, do you?
2007-10-05 17:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm not. I have no free will. The laws of physics are accountable for my actions.
2007-10-05 17:50:32 · answer #5 · answered by Meat Bot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is accountable for their own actions, if you kill someone and you say that God made you do it, then you end up in a psych ward somewhere.
2007-10-05 17:52:57 · answer #6 · answered by TNW 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Law of Cause and Effect. We see it in action very plainly.
2007-10-05 17:50:07 · answer #7 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm not relying on what is not there to guide my morality. I live within a society which has laws and mandates and within that I am responsible for all the actions I undertake - no one else.
2007-10-05 17:51:50 · answer #8 · answered by genaddt 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ummm, because we are.
Who else could possibly be accountable for what I do?
2007-10-05 17:51:26 · answer #9 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Correct spelling. And common sense.
But mostly correct spelling.
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2007-10-05 17:50:37 · answer #10 · answered by Brandon's been a dirty Hore 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋