alright, i couldn't read anymore. it's sad ppl attach morality and being a good person to religion.
Dude, this is NOT about being religious...This is about understanding why any Atheist would feel like they need to care about being "good" or "bad"...
If you are an Atheist, then I am assuming you base your existence on science and logic...
So let me tell you this, there is NO "good" or "bad" in Science...There is NO morality in Science and Logic...
"Good" and "Bad" are based on belief, not science...
many of us don't need books to know right from wrong. it worries me that some people would probably snap and rape/kill innocent people if their faith was seriously tested.
You do need "books" to know what's "right" or "wrong"...No animal (especially the human animal) is born with a moral code...
Somethings you believe to be either "right" or "wrong" were not always considered such, and there is no telling if they will remain as such in the far future...
There is no "right" or "wrong"...All we have are "legal" vs "Illegal" that is determined by the most powerful people in our societies...
How can you prove that any given action is ultimately "right" or "wrong"...? You don't know the end consequence of any decision that anyone human makes, so how can you say that any given action (or inaction for that matter) is "right" or "wrong"...
One may argue that slavery was ultimately "good" for some black people, because the descendents of those who were enslaved in America are in a better socioeconomic position than those who remained in Africa...
Morality and Ethics is definitely born out of Religion (I am not necessarily writing about a belief in the supernatural)...Because they only exist in the human social world, but they are NOT universal...
also passing down a legacy should seem more important to those who don't believe in god.
Nothing should be important if you are just an animal who is going to die and decompose...
No human can live through anybody else...You only have your life, and once that is finished it is finished...
Whatever purpose you give your life is only good for as long as you are alive...It's just another survival mechanism...
considering atheist don't believe in an after life, a strong legacy is all one has to leave behind of his life. who cares about a legacy on earth when you believe you'll live forever after death?
But you will die and your legacy wont matter to you...What's the point of anything if you are not going to be around to experience it...?
How can an Atheist attach any other meaning to having children except to that of biological reproduction for the survival of the species...?