Evolved Morality

So what many Christians want to know from an Atheist is, where do we get our morals? How and where do we get our conscience? The Christians and other religions think that these brain activities procured over time have got to be from a God or a creator.

I say this has come to us from Evolution. Over time our morals have improved to what they are today. Although, sometimes we as humans take a step back on our moral value, most of the time we gain the steps back in life lessons learned. Even most Christians will admit that our morals have drastically improved since ancient times (Biblical Times). When I read the Bible, like most grounded rational individuals, I see a book full of violence from rape, date rape, gang rape, animal sacrifice, human sacrifice, enslavement, beatings and murders.

The big problem that I have with a lot of this is not really the archaic, unstable philosophy of illiterate sheep herdsman, and carpenters, but the comments Christians pin on us Atheists today. Example, If God didn't give us morals and isn't there watching us, why be a good and decent person? Why not just do whatever you want and not worry about an afterlife? They completely assert that Atheists have no morals, nor do we live by any morals.

I beg to differ! We all do bad things by definition, the word sin is a word forced onto humanity by religion. I know that we all do bad things, but we also do decent and moral things without the concept of a Deity. I ask people who are superstitious, "If proof came to light that without a doubt there was not a God, no Deity, and certainly no creator of our known natural world, would you commit adultery, have incestuous relations, rape, rob and steal?" The point and fact of the matter is Christians don’t live by faith, they live in constant fear. Fear of what the Devil will do to them in the afterlife and fear what a god will do to them in this mortal life.

I mean come on! If all of these things are immoral and you should burn in hell for eternity for them, I would have to assume that Abraham is in Hell! After all, he raped his slave to bear himself a son, he was married to his sister, he was going to murder his son Isaac who was born to him by his own sister Sarah (wife), he used murderous ruthless force to steal land from other tribes, he and his followers murdered countless men, women and children during these battles. The only thing most of these tribes had done to ask for this treatment from Abraham and his imaginary friend (God), they were a different race, and worshiped different gods. So on top of all of that tyranny, this asshole was racist too! What a great moral story and example this man sets for us in today's world. I guess if I had sand in my food my whole life I would be a bit crazy too!

If you as a person, look at yourself honestly, and say that you would live a reckless life, commit atrocities against humanity and go on a war path because God(s) don’t exist, you have bigger problems than what to wear on Sunday! As an Atheist I do things that other Atheists would find immoral and vice versa. I have had some Christians go as far to say that the only reason I claim to be an Atheist is so I can live without "God's Laws"! If that isn't the dumbest statement I have ever heard! It's even dumber than saying the Earth is only 6,000 years old! Like the idiot Ken Hamm! He runs a government funded museum in Petersburg, Kentucky called, The Creation Museum, creationmuseum.org, they believe dinosaurs and humans walked this Earth at the same time! LOL! Ok, moving on. If I really thought or if I had an inclination there was a God but decided to live my life like there wasn't a God, and then confessed my "sins" to God and his illegitimate son and their pet ghost Holy on my deathbed; then the powers that be will just let me stroll into the Playboy Mansion… Excuse me, Heaven. It makes no sense at all. You are going to tell me that someone like Gandhi, will burn at the center of this Earth for not accepting the human sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth and not accepting that he then rose from the dead on the third day but  Hitler being the standup Christian that he was, confessed his sins then let that douchebag in Heaven? Can I get a WTF?

To me, a person living like that is a hypocritical liar! Their whole life lying to their self and everyone around them!  They live an immoral heathen life, they didn't follow the rules set forth by the celestial dictator and his minions, they privately believe in their existence but don’t practice the traditions, but at the end of their life cycle, bippity, boppity BOOM! Now I am a believer, #1 Christian! Place me amongst the martyrs on the streets of gold… That would make them the dumbest person ever! That would be just flat out just ignorant! That would make them a...... What’s the word...? Christian.