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FWIW I know atheists who have seriously dealt with the question of where standards for morality come from if there is no God and come up with some really compelling arguments. I was expecting one of those, not the tautology "My way is more moral because I say it is more moral."[/quote]

Then you are not paying attention.  Even AI has a simple explanation:

[i]According to most atheists, morality stems from a combination of human empathy, reason, social cooperation, and evolutionary pressures, meaning it arises naturally within human society without the need for a deity to define it; essentially, morality is based on what promotes the well-being and survival of the community, not divine commands[/i]

Seems right to me.[/quote]

That is certainly one opinion.

I find it hard to believe that anyone with a single cell of critical thinking can accept that morality comes from what promotes the survival of a community, but apparently these people exist. [/quote]

Such a ridiculous, uninformed, unscientific post.  There is morality exhibited in every single society in history, regardless of belief system, and much of the animal kingdom exhibits morality. (just google morality in the animal kingdom for references, too many to list here).

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There is immorality exhibited in every society in history, too, and among other animals too, who have even less intellect and propensity for peace than humans do.[/quote]

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