
Originally Posted by
Kaendar
I believe that the atheistic worldview has no moral foundation upon which to make distinctions between right and wrong. The only way atheists can make a moral judgment is if they borrow from the Christian worldview, which adheres to moral absolutes. Still, for the purpose of this post, let's assume that it's possible for atheists to remain consistent in their worldview.
This is blatant bigotry. Of course atheists are just as moral and circumspect as any other people. You're swallowing Pentecostal poison here.
Atheists rely on a naturalistic, pragmatic morality that considers "right" to be that which is beneficial for humanity as a whole. Likewise, that which is detrimental to humanity is deemed "wrong". For example, an atheist may judge murder to be wrong on the basis that if everyone ran around killing each other, the human race would become extinct. The atheist can comfortably conclude, then, that it is good not to murder his fellow human being.
Do you have any sound support for this somewhat freewheeling opinion? It sounds like Evangelical hatespeech slightly repackaged.
So what about the issue of homosexuality? Why do so many atheists seem to be such
strong supporters of gay rights? I would think that the atheist, even from a naturalistic perspective, has no choice but to conclude that homosexuality is morally wrong. The reason is simple: If everyone were gay, procreation would cease, thereby dooming the human race to extinction.
No words. Pure facepalm. This is obviously c&p from another they're-unclean! hatesite. cn
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