The disconnect here is that many atheists were former theists so their core beliefs are rooted in religion and they have difficulty separating the two.
The reality is that for atheists there is no such thing as morality. Things are not inherently right or wrong. A theists might ask if it’s morally wrong to have sex with roadkill but a true atheist would simply ask why would you even do that? Atheism is understanding that actions don’t really have meaning they only have consequences. You can choose to do anything but you have to reckon with those consequences.
This is where theists get hung up. “If nothing matters why wouldn’t I just rob everyone I meet and have sex with everything?” They can’t fathom the idea of deciding for themselves because they would have to accept that no matter the outcome they made the choice and can’t shift blame to the man in the clouds.
In short it’s not wrong to fuck a dead deer, it’s just gross.
It is wrong to fuck a dead deer. It is wrong to fuck another animal that is not of your own species. Dead or alive. It’s not just gross it’s wrong. Horses don’t fuck hippos, giraffes don’t fuck wild boar, seagulls don’t fuck eagles.
You can choose to do anything but you have to reckon with those consequences.
In other words: “That is, if you were to equate basic human common sense, to religious morals and guidance on how to exist as a better being rather than being decisive.”
The disconnect here is that many atheists were former theists so their core beliefs are rooted in religion and they have difficulty separating the two.
The reality is that for atheists there is no such thing as morality. Things are not inherently right or wrong. A theists might ask if it’s morally wrong to have sex with roadkill but a true atheist would simply ask why would you even do that? Atheism is understanding that actions don’t really have meaning they only have consequences. You can choose to do anything but you have to reckon with those consequences.
This is where theists get hung up. “If nothing matters why wouldn’t I just rob everyone I meet and have sex with everything?” They can’t fathom the idea of deciding for themselves because they would have to accept that no matter the outcome they made the choice and can’t shift blame to the man in the clouds.
In short it’s not wrong to fuck a dead deer, it’s just gross.
It is wrong to fuck a dead deer. It is wrong to fuck another animal that is not of your own species. Dead or alive. It’s not just gross it’s wrong. Horses don’t fuck hippos, giraffes don’t fuck wild boar, seagulls don’t fuck eagles.
In other words: “That is, if you were to equate basic human common sense, to religious morals and guidance on how to exist as a better being rather than being decisive.”