"Atheists Have No Morals" | Goodness Without God
May 16, 2024
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Over the years a consistent claim has emerged from both some theists and some atheists that morality is untenable without the existence of a God. But is this true? Today I will explore three variants on the position that "Atheists have no morals" to see which ones hold water and which are simply unfounded assumptions.
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Papers cited:
For claim that people harbour a distrust of atheists
Benefits of group camping trips
Relationship between religious attendance and generosity (an example of prosocial behaviour)
A paper questioning the relationship between atheism and prosociality. and the correlation sometimes found
For Investigations between the religiosity of societies and their levels of antisocial behaviour
Relationship between prosociality and religion
On Atheists being more interested in consequentialist ethics and Theists being more interested in Group Cohesion
Article on Moral AntiRealism
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