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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being nice makes me feel good.

Being mean makes me feel bad.

I know the difference between good and evil like I know the difference between chocolate and vanilla.  I don't need the threat of hell to make me be good.  Hell is being bad and then hating yourself for it.

"Harm none, and do what you will".[/quote]

Do you agree that for there to be good and evil, there has to be a creator of it? Otherwise, the terms wouldn't exist and folks could do whatever they want. [/quote]

No, as we explained, humans evolved as social creatures. As such, concepts such as good and evil proved to be evolutionarily helpful. They require no creator.[/quote]

That's absurd.

Those humans who were bold enough to seize power and step on anyone who stood in their way did best, in terms of life on this planet.  They ate well, had sex with whomever they desired, lived a fabulous life.  Killed millions along the way, caused terrible suffering, but they themselves made out very well.

If atheist materialism is true, they "got away with it," while those they oppressed just got screwed.  But even that is saying too much.

There ARE no concepts of good and evil in atheist materialism.  We are all atoms clashing and falling apart, no more or less.  No justice, no hope.  We are lions and gazelles on the African plain.  We are nothing.[/quote]

No, you fail to understand how evolution occured. Suppose you had one group where humans stepped on everyone, and they thrived within their society, individualistic and without morality. Now along comes another group, which has evolved and enforced social norms that reward cooperative behaviors. This latter group would defeat the former group - more organization, more effective tactics etc.
Look at colonies of ants or bees and see how they cooperate. Do they cooperate because the sweet baby Jesus told them to? No, they cooperate as a result of evolution. In similar, though distinct, ways, humans evolved with the ability, and indeed propensity, to cooperate with each other. Extra-group conflict is always much more common than intra-group conflict.[/quote]

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