Atheist morality?

[Convert2011]

TheAtheist: I understand your points that you can’t generalize atheists as being people like Stalin and Mao but what to you believe needs to be the guiding factors for people like them to prevent these tragedies if they truly felt what they were doing was right?

 

[grannymh]

Wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to address the contention that all commonly recognized moral behaviours (taboos against murder, incest, adultery, etc) are all derived from “group selection” evolution. I had adopted the position in a recent debate that the concept of an atheist morality was essentially oxymoronic as it could have no justification beyond personal preference or gut instinct and sort of got blindsided by the other fellow claiming that it was all evolutionary group instinct.

The evaluation of morality, i.e., what it is and how it is applied, is all based on a simple, universal, objectve truth. This truth is that * The human person is worthy of profound respect*.

This universal truth works for both non-theists and theists.

 

[Tempestforces]

It can be argued that atheism is neither moral or immoral; it’s amoral, it literally has no moral implications. Find out more here: erikbuys.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/atheism-and-ethics/