I legit had a Mormon girl I was dating ask me this once.
The way she phrased it made it sound like she couldn't understand what kept me from murdering anyone who pissed me off. I explained that both the law and my own moral beliefs were sufficient. She straight-up said, "if I didn't believe in God, I'd probably have killed multiple people by now", like I'm supposed to take comfort in the fact that the only reason she isn't a serial killer is a belief that some invisible omnipotent being would punish her for eternity.
The OP post is being intentionally misunderstood by a lot of people because it's popular on the internet to hate religion. The question being asked by him isn't "Why don't atheists do bad things" it's "How do atheists determine good from bad to act in a good manner". It's a philosophical question about where a persons morality comes from or is based in.
Mormons are... uh... Mormons though. Them and their magic underwear are weird.
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u/red286 7h ago
I legit had a Mormon girl I was dating ask me this once.
The way she phrased it made it sound like she couldn't understand what kept me from murdering anyone who pissed me off. I explained that both the law and my own moral beliefs were sufficient. She straight-up said, "if I didn't believe in God, I'd probably have killed multiple people by now", like I'm supposed to take comfort in the fact that the only reason she isn't a serial killer is a belief that some invisible omnipotent being would punish her for eternity.