I've written blog posts that entertained the idea that atheists are more immoral, along with blog posts that entertain the opposite. Besides being a person that often changes their mind, I see valid arguments on both sides. From one perspective, atheists are harder to control. I don't believe many atheists would argue that point. But on the other, atheists base their moral decisions on reason, not fear (which isn't really morality, but self-preservation). If I was a dictator, let's just say I would have a much easier time controlling the population's behavior utilizing religion than rationality. And that isn't to say that religion is totally irrational, but those are the best words to label (at least in my opinion) the difference between atheistic morality vs. religious morality (atheism being based, hopefully, in reason).
Ignoring the illogical stance of moral-relativity (sadly many atheists possess this delusional belief), atheists, when confronted with a moral dilemma, will use their capacity for empathy along with logical thinking to come up with an answer. A believer in God will defer to the bible or their religious leaders—in other words, no thinking required on their end. In general this is the problem with Christianity (and other similar religions) is that there is no critical thinking required—in fact it is often frowned upon.
The only argument against atheist's morality is that some people can use reason to justify horrible behaviors. But, as we all know, religious people do this as well, the only difference is the use God as a scapegoat. In general I've found that most atheists are good people, no one is perfect, but understanding why moral behavior is good is much more useful than blindly following orders.
Ignoring the illogical stance of moral-relativity (sadly many atheists possess this delusional belief), atheists, when confronted with a moral dilemma, will use their capacity for empathy along with logical thinking to come up with an answer. A believer in God will defer to the bible or their religious leaders—in other words, no thinking required on their end. In general this is the problem with Christianity (and other similar religions) is that there is no critical thinking required—in fact it is often frowned upon.
The only argument against atheist's morality is that some people can use reason to justify horrible behaviors. But, as we all know, religious people do this as well, the only difference is the use God as a scapegoat. In general I've found that most atheists are good people, no one is perfect, but understanding why moral behavior is good is much more useful than blindly following orders.
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