Christians are no more
moral than atheists.
Not exact matches
Most
atheist have a better
moral compass
than so called Christians especially the Catholic church.
Likely more
than Catholic priests since the rate of abuse of priests is < 2 % and
Atheists being in the general public where the rate is 7 % could likely be expected to mirror that statistic or worse since they have less
moral bounds.
I am a Born Again Christian who believes in freedom of religion because I trust a Muslim, Buddhist, or Hindu ruler more
than I trust an
Atheist who have no
moral compass.
I am
atheist and believe that I am better
than Chris tians even though I can not point to a comprehensive
moral system.
In fact, a smaller fraction of
Atheists commit crimes
than believers, so you could argue that
Atheists are actually more
moral.
Ultimately, there is every reason to believe that an
atheist can be just as
moral, if not more so,
than the most devout religious follower.
Atheists simply have their natural instincts of empathy less - adjusted
than religious people and so, generally are more
moral.
As an aside, the irony might be lost on you that, despite the fact that so many
atheists here are so quick to note that believers do not have a monopoly on
morals, you are essentially proving the point of believers that, from a historical perspective,
atheists far more
than believers have lacked
morals vis - a-vis war and death.
at the end of the day i'd rather have an agnostic or
atheist as president
than someone who believes in some fairy tale, or thinks that god tells people what to do, or that religion is necessary for
morals.
You said (paraphrasing), that in the
atheists mindset,
morals mean nothing to anything in the universe other
than people.
Then again, he's not advocating that
atheists be tortured with fire for as long as possible, so you got ta give him credit for being more
moral than his god.
Later I did stop going to Church but also never joined a gang — moved on from that neighborhood FYI — If this all puzles u, even as an
Atheist my
morals are as strong and probably stronger
than those of most religious people.
Atheists have not rejected the
morals of the Bible / Religion / Christianity any more
than christians have, it is that neither have any idea what they are (
morals that is)!
Why do you insist on defending
atheists as being more
moral than everyone else?
Outwardly, an
atheist's conduct may be more «
moral»
than a person who claims to believe but is a hypocrite, but keeping the rules doesn't make one necessarily close to God.
An
atheist can be far more
moral than somebody who wastes his time praying.
I am probably as
atheist as they come and I can assure you my
morals are better
than the majority of religious folk I have met in my life.
Does it occur to you that
atheists might actually be inherently
moral, arguably MORE genuinely
moral than those who need to be told how to behave?
I'd rather have an
atheist president who is
moral for instrinsic purposes
than someone claiming to do good in the name of some nonexistent god.
With all due respect, as an
Atheist, I am far more level headed, rational and have more
morals than many people who are believers.
Holmes suggests that
atheists are under - represented in prisons because they are more
moral than believers.
The Communists /
atheists who rejected God's
moral principles killed more
than 100 million people in the 20th century — more
than all wars combined.