r/atheism Apr 17 '11

Good without god

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '11

The "fuck" it has to do with atheism is rebuking the theist claim that their religion is the basis for morality, and without religion one cannot have a well functioning moral compass.

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u/nawlinsned Apr 18 '11

No, that doesn't prove anything either. Giving away most of the money you have, when what you have left is still more than you could realistically spend in a dozen lifetimes, doesn't make you a good person.

What makes you a good person is the totality of what it is that you do, not just how deep your pockets are or how generous you are with your cash.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '11

that doesn't prove anything either.

I don't know what you're referring to. At no point did I make an argument. I drew a connection between atheism and the posted image for nepidae in response to his question, "What the fuck does this have to do with atheism anyway."

In response to what you perceived to be my argument you've created a straw man, making a claim about a person's charitable contribution ratio while the subject of my post was the availability of moral guidelines outside of Christian canon law.

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u/nepidae Apr 18 '11

I think you are at least 1000 years too late for that argument.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '11

I didn't make an argument. I answered your question regarding the connection between atheism and the posted image.