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The infinite reference point for distinguishing good from evil can only be found in the person of God, for God alone can exhaust the definition of "absolutely good." If God does not exist, then there are no moral absolutes by which one has the right to judge something (or someone) as being evil. More specifically, if God does not exist, there is no ultimate basis to judge the crimes of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]. Seen in this light, the reality of evil actually requires the existence of God, rather than disproving it.<ref>Ron Rhodes, Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries - [http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/Atheism.html Strategies for Dialoguing with Atheists]</ref>}}

The infinite reference point for distinguishing good from evil can only be found in the person of God, for God alone can exhaust the definition of "absolutely good." If God does not exist, then there are no moral absolutes by which one has the right to judge something (or someone) as being evil. More specifically, if God does not exist, there is no ultimate basis to judge the crimes of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]. Seen in this light, the reality of evil actually requires the existence of God, rather than disproving it.<ref>Ron Rhodes, Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries - [http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/Atheism.html Strategies for Dialoguing with Atheists]</ref>}}

To the extent that atheists and evolutionists accept animal cruelty against animals as 'an integral part of Nature's way', atheism has no objective standard by which either to deny that any kind of violence by humans to humans is anything but part of 'Nature', or to assert that the simple killing of humans by some higher life form is abhorant to 'Nature'.

Atheists, like Albert Einstein, maintain that morality is a matter of social ties and empathy and has nothing to do with fear of punishment or promise of reward.

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