Atheism and Morality Are Not Compatible

Let's put the "atheism and morality are not compatible" myth to rest. Atheists are as moral and immoral as any other group. Religious people like to pretend that atheism is a belief system when it is only a single answer to a single question: Is there a god? The definition of atheism is the absence of belief in a god or gods. There's nothing more to it. It has nothing to do with morality.

Humans are easily capable of making moral decisions without a god. Most of the atheists we know are upstanding, moral people, they believe in being kind to others and trying to make the world better for everyone. They just don't believe in god. Religious people act like human beings don't have the intelligence to behave morally without some supernatural being telling them what to do. It's been shown time and again that humans can make complex moral decisions without a god. And don't even get us started on all the deeply immoral and amoral decisions made by people who are deeply religious.

Atheists are just as moral as religious people and often more so because they have to think critically to make complex decisions about morality. Atheism frees you up to make highly moral decisions on your own, using your brain and natural compassion and empathy. You have it in you without having to rely on an imaginary being.

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