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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would seem to me that atheists are a bit contradictory in their non-belief.

Most live a moral life, yet reject the idea that the concept of morality is a spiritual/religious one. In order for there to be good, there has to be a creator of good. Who *originally* dictated what is good and what is bad? Where did the concept come from?

We are not born with the ability to determine good from evil, right from wrong. That is why so many children are vulnerable to the ill intentions of dangerous people.

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This is really so simple and we keep explaining it, yet you seem to keep misunderstanding.

Humans evolved with the propensity to develop a moral framework. They will consider some actions good and some bad. These will differ somewhat from society to society, but they are intrinsic to humans since as social animals we had to learn to cooperate, which involved developing and enforcing social norms by rewarding "good" behaviour and sanctioning "bad" behavior.

Relying on religion to determine good from bad is flawed, because religion developed in a particular society at a particular time. This can lead to problems when different value-systems have to coexist - Catholics who think abortion is murder with others who don't, for example. Instead, we have to rely on rationality to determine "good" and "bad" that ensure the maximum benefit to society as a whole.[/quote]

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