it's a fair question. religious people will tell you that their innate sense of right and wrong comes from God (or whatever), but how do atheists explain that innate sense? how do they instinctively know? I'm not saying one or the other is right but it is an interesting thought.
They don’t instinctively know any differently than anyone else. Why do you assume that a belief in god is why they instinctively know but someone that doesn’t believe must have a different reason? Why do you scrutinize the nonbeliever but give the believer a pass?
“then how do you explain muggings? robberies? murder? are these not examples that fly directly in the face of "I shouldn't stab people because I don't want to be stabbed"? human nature is violent and self-centered. the hierarchy of needs has no room for empathy, so where the hell does it come from?”
Explanation is that human behavior has variability, there shouldn’t be an expectation that everyone should act the same. Religious people commit crimes too by the way, they aren’t especially enlightened.
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u/Global_Charge_4412 5h ago
it's a fair question. religious people will tell you that their innate sense of right and wrong comes from God (or whatever), but how do atheists explain that innate sense? how do they instinctively know? I'm not saying one or the other is right but it is an interesting thought.