Atheism and Moral Values

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Flint

I often wonder whether people who insist that we need a giant cosmic axe hanging over our heads to keep us from going hog wild--raping, pillaging, and blowing up our neighbor's house with dynamite, are just naturally "bad" people. Why would the default mode be assumed to be "bad" behavior, unless they've taken a look inside themselves, and that's what they see?

Absolutely. The biggest bible thumper I know personally, extols endlessly how bad he was before he was "reborn". He doesn't understand he was (is) not normal.

If you can't find it within yourself to be a good person, then you aren't trying very hard.

It doesn't take very many people "not trying" to totally fuck up the domestic peace and tranquility. Anything that helps change the behavior of that minority is good.