Questions for Atheists, part 2
The first set of questions was in the form of a SURVEY that you can take. It is for atheists.
- What makes something moral?
- Do you have any objective moral standard, or are all your morals subjective?
- Do any actions automatically have moral value, such as rape being wrong, or is the moral value assigned by people?
- Why ought a person not steal?
- Was the atheist Joseph Stalin wrong for killing over 42 million people in the 1900s? If so, why? If not, why not?
- From the perspective of an atheist, is the action of rape wrong even if it furthers the species?
- In atheism, if you say rape is wrong because it harms someone, why is harm the standard of morality?
- If you believe something is morally wrong (like rape), “ought” you do something about it and impose your value on others?
- If you “ought” to impose your moral value on others (like stopping a rape), what gives you the moral right to do that?
- Do you believe that the subjective opinions of society offer a proper basis for morality?
- How do you know if a society is improving morally?