Morality is a tool humans have invented and adapted many, many times over the course of millenia to learn how best to co-exist with one another. We're a social species that is interdependent on one another to survive and thrive. Now, if an individual doesn't care about themselves or others...
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So you're saying that you come to truth through following the system and believing it's lies?
That is a contradiction and the opposite of what this forum is supposed to be, all religion is evil.
Morality is a human construct, not a supernatural one.
Morality is driven by what best benefits humanity, socially and personally. Things like murder, r*pe, stealing are quite obvious things to explain. I don't see why there has to be a God to explain it.
First, some definitions:
Subjective Morality: Morality defined relative to a culture. There is no single standard that remains constant over time.
Objective Morality: A single set of moral standard that does not vary with time or change across cultures.
Christians often argue that atheists...
I'd throw a wrench in that and ask what the purpose of the meaning of life is?
You have to stop at some point.
There is nothing to be depressed about, other than what makes anyone else depressed. Atheism is liberating when you see life as it actually is, not how you idealize it.