Where do atheists get their morality?

J.T. · Mar 29, 2015

I am a Christian and admit I am the least moral person I know, including you weirdos. That's why I'm a Christian. I'm jacked up, for realz. Atheists (in my mind) are Godless heathens that need to be burned at the stake.... HA! Just kidding... I don't know a thing about the original question but I think it must be from there mom or some such nonsense.

TedKennedy · Mar 30, 2015

GMThunder said:
Who slaughtered the Native Americans and forced them to move? You're the one that said that it wasn't for the past 2000 years of Christianity then the world would be worse off. Well, history doesn't really relay that and I understand most christians won't admit how murderous it's followers have been throughout history. Again, consider what happened to the Native Indians, methinks it should be obvious they would've been MUCH better off without christians. How about christian men beating and murdering slaves in the south?

True, the Native Americans were much more evolved, both socially and morally. The advances in women's rights, respect for human life, treatment of prisoners of war, all were way ahead of those Christian Europeans. As for the beating and murdering slaves, I'm not sure it was just Christians involved in that, but there's plenty of evidence that blacks learned Christianity from Christians in the South, as opposed to their former native superior religions. One could even find a bit of evidence that abolitionism was a Christian endeavor.

JD8 · Mar 30, 2015

TedKennedy said:
True, the Native Americans were much more evolved, both socially and morally. The advances in women's rights, respect for human life, treatment of prisoners of war, all were way ahead of those Christian Europeans. As for the beating and murdering slaves, I'm not sure it was just Christians involved in that, but there's plenty of evidence that blacks learned Christianity from Christians in the South, as opposed to their former native superior religions. One could even find a bit of evidence that abolitionism was a Christian endeavor.

Several religions have incorporated slavery at one point or another for sure. I'm just relaying that christianity hasn't been all sunshine and roses for 2000 years. Not even close, and we'd probably been way better off without it.

FamousAJ · Mar 30, 2015

OP, I think the Kwik-E mart has some on sale.

TedKennedy · Mar 30, 2015

GMThunder said:
Several religions have incorporated slavery at one point or another for sure. I'm just relaying that christianity hasn't been all sunshine and roses for 2000 years. Not even close, and we'd probably been way better off without it.

I would have to disagree, but because I am a Christian, not a tribal idol-worshipping heathen, it'll be OK. I won't scalp you, or try to capture you and sell you, like some other folks would do, without the influence of Christianity.

ConstitutionCowboy · Mar 30, 2015

YukonGlocker said:
And how do you administer that to infants and small children?

You don't. The test is only applicable after the formative years have passed.

Woody

ConstitutionCowboy · Mar 30, 2015

Dave70968 said:
[citation neeed]

My wife. She has degree in psychology.

JD8 · Mar 30, 2015

TedKennedy said:
I would have to disagree, but because I am a Christian, not a tribal idol-worshipping heathen, it'll be OK. I won't scalp you, or try to capture you and sell you, like some other folks would do, without the influence of Christianity.

You may not now for sure, but christians have a long history with endorsing slavery, and again that goes back to the original point. But I'm sure they weren't "real christians" somehow.

TedKennedy · Mar 30, 2015

GMThunder said:
You may not now for sure, but christians have a long history with endorsing slavery, and again that goes back to the original point. But I'm sure they weren't "real christians" somehow.

Oh, I'm not saying I wouldn't endorse slavery. The folks doing the catching and selling weren't Christians or Europeans. The Europeans were simply re-selling.

JD8 · Mar 30, 2015

TedKennedy said:
Oh, I'm not saying I wouldn't endorse slavery.

Gotta respect the honesty there for sure.

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