Humanism has the Answer

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The words "morality" and "atheist" can not be used in conjunction. They are mutually exclusive. The god of an atheist is himself. And a true atheist with a modicum of human intellect understands that if we are simply an accident of nature, no act is moral or immoral, any more than ice freezing in asphalt and creating potholes is moral or immoral, for nothing has meaning. There is no "Why". And without "why", there is no purpose or morality.

Feel free to wipe out the entire human race. It's as much an amoral act as killing the weeds on your driveway is.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. And by "fear", I mean recognizing who created you and acknowledging that ultimately he is in charge and created you for a purpose. The rest is just playing games with reality.


Retort: So much wrong with the reply above. Atheism is the lack of belief in a "God" and does not contain a moral philosophy, per se. As previously stated, Humanism is the ethical construct used by a great many atheists.
The first need is to define Humanism: an understanding that humans alone are responsible for their short-term and long-term conduct in society with no need for a "divine" input. As such, humanism has been around since the dawn of "civilization" as evolution produced the first homo genus creatures. As soon as people began to congregate, there was a realization that certain codes of conduct (ethics) would make their interactions more stable. And thus rules such as no stealing, no lying, leave the other person's sexual mate alone, be respectful towards others, came into being. Well in advance of any "Ten Commandments", for certain.
And "wisdom" comes not from "fear", but from CURIOSITY about the world around us and LEARNING through various techniques what it is about.
And Humanism has the answers without resorting to "fear" or myth or superstition, as does religion.