>TH>That's vacously true because atheism doesn't claim to address
>>questions of morality. By analogy, you might as well argue that
>>the scientist would have no reason *within his/her science*,
>>for not being immoral.
>
>If Ted is an atheist, then this is a damaging admission which his fellow
>atheists might not agree with?
>
>Because it would mean that atheism is not a complete worldview, like
>Christian theism is, and indeed atheism would be parasitic on other
>worldviews, like Christianity:
atheism is not a "worldview." It is nonbelief in one single thing.
You seem to be assuming that atheism and Christianity are the only moral
alternatives. Obviously that is not the case. My own morality is heavily
influenced by the Baha'is, Buddhism, and Wicca. The truth is, that all of
the key principles of Christianity are found in nearly every human
religion. That is because they are *human* moral principles and humans
merely attribute them to the religion at hand.
Susan
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The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our
actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only
morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.
--Albert Einstein
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