HeyCorleone:
That is what Nietzsche meant by the phrase "God is dead", and the coming of the "Übermensch".

Most of the things we call morals are hinged on religion. What he advocated was for us to look for ways devoid of religious affiliations to define our premise for right and wrong.

Ever8054:
this is one of there problem, ask them a simple question,..not knowing what to say,they start typing rubbish....

Ever8054:
this is one of there problem, ask them a simple question,..not knowing what to say,they start typing rubbish....

Weah96:


You're one of those people who claim to speak to a so called all seeing creator and yet still disobey him knowing that the punishment is suya death after your natural death.

Do I look like a foo.l to you. Hahaha. I haven't met any human brave enough to enter hot grill for eternity. Just by admitting that you disobey the non human with whom you speak, you have declared unintentionally that you're telling lies. Are you a suicidal person?

PastorAIO:
Atheist answers:

SQred:


How is this a response to my question?

SQred:
Hi Atheists on NL. I'm curious to know the basis upon which you use in differentiating between right and wrong since you don't believe in the existence of a transcendent moral authority that prescribes moral principles that are codified in the literature of the said religion.

PastorAIO:


Perhaps you ought to read the whole thread to get the context. The issue of morality and God's existence has produced so many threads here in the past.

Maybe that's why the atheists can't be bothered to go through it all again.


My own take on the whole issue is that Morality is an Instinct. The same way we have Survival Instinct etc we also have Morality.

There is no need for God to explain morality. And this fact is buttressed by what Weah96 says.

If christians got their morality from God, a god they know exist and they talk to everyday, and YET they continue to flout these moral laws then what does that say about their beliefs.

Ordinary koboko that they used to threaten us with when we were small, that was enough to keep us in line. Why? Because we knew the koboko was real!

Why Can't threat of hell fire keep christians in line?

CAPSLOCKED:




IF YOU NEED FALSE BELIEFS, SUPERSTITIONS, AND THREATS OF DAMNATION OR FALSE PROMISES FROM MYTHICAL CREATURES JUST TO BE MORAL, YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE HUMAN.

MORALITY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF HUMANITY.

SQred:


You haven't answered my question. My question is: As an atheist, on what basis do you differentiate what's right from what's wrong. Please respond to my question.

CAPSLOCKED:




YOU DON'T NEED RELIGION TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG OR RIGHT.
YOU DON'T NEED ATHEISM TO BE GOOD OR BAD.

EVEN A 2YO CHILD KNOWS CERTAIN THINGS ARE OKAY, AND SOME AREN'T.


"COMMON SENSE" IS ALL WE NEED.

SQred:


How do you differentiate between what's wrong and what's right? How do you define right and wrong? How do you determine what's morally wrong and what's morally right? Please answer my question.

dalaman:
Athiest get their morality from where everyone gets his or her morality from which is the society.

CAPSLOCKED:


TELL ME HOW YOU DETERMINE WHAT'S HARD AND WHAT'S SOFT...
I PROMISE TO ANSWER YOU AFTER THAT

SQred:


Can you answer my simple question and stop making non sequitor analogies?

hopefulLandlord:
Everyone already decides for themselves what is right and wrong, based on a combination of principle, compassion, and social influences. Some of us aren't delusional enough to think our morals have been handed down by some omniscient figure.

CAPSLOCKED:




LOL

LET'S THROW DICE TO DECIDE WHO ANSWERS FIRST.

SQred:


How do YOU differentiate right from wrong? On what basis is YOUR morality predicated?

Why can't you guys just answer my question directly?

hopefulLandlord:


I hope reading isn't too difficult for you bro? or which part of my post didn't answer your question directly?

SQred:


Can you just answer my question directly. Tell me how YOU differentiate right from wrong. Don't give me generic answers. Tell me how you as an individual determines what's wrong and what's right.

SQred:


Can you just answer my question directly. Tell me how YOU differentiate right from wrong. Don't give me generic answers. Tell me how you as an individual determines what's wrong and what's right.

SQred:
Hi Atheists on NL. I'm curious to know the basis upon which you use in differentiating between right and wrong since you don't believe in the existence of a transcendent moral authority that prescribes moral principles that are codified in the literature of the said religion.

SQred:
It's either the people who claim to be atheists on this forum are unintelligent or just confused. I asked a simple question and all I'm getting is just unrelated responses and deliberate obfuscation. This is really frustrating.

SQred:



Society isn't a monolithic entity. There are lots of societies and they tend to have differing moral principles. Saying you derive your morality from society doesn't make any sense because you aren't specific on which society you are referring to.

So again, on what basis do differentiate right from wrong?