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Dawkins has exhibited a history of erratic behavior in terms of his public persona and whether or not he is an atheist or an agnostic (see: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]] and [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism#Publisher's notice of his upcoming book and the issue of inconsistency and flip-flopping|Richard Dawkins' Publisher's notice of his upcoming book and the issue of inconsistency and flip-flopping]]).
Dawkins has exhibited a history of erratic behavior in terms of his public persona and whether or not he is an atheist or an agnostic (see: [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism]] and [[Richard Dawkins and agnosticism#Publisher's notice of his upcoming book and the issue of inconsistency and flip-flopping|Richard Dawkins' Publisher's notice of his upcoming book and the issue of inconsistency and flip-flopping]]).
== Atheism and morality ==
[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|201px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving.]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and morality]]
Not possessing a [[Religion|religious]] basis for [[morality]], which can provide a basis for [[Objective morality|objective morality]], [[Atheism|atheists]] are fundamentally [[Moral_relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>
*[http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf God, Naturalism, and the Foundations of Morality] by
Paul Copan
*[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams
*[http://www.equip.org/articles/atheists-and-the-quest-for-objective-morality/ Atheists and the Quest for Objective Morality] by Chad Meister
*[http://carm.org/failure-of-atheism-to-account-for-morality The failure of atheism to account for morality]</ref>
For example, atheists have been the biggest mass murderers in history (see: [[Atheism and mass murder]]). Dr. R. J. Rummel's mid estimate regarding the loss of life due to atheistic [[communism]] is that communism caused the death of approximately 110,286,000 people between 1917 and 1987.<ref>Rummel, R. J. (November 1993). [http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM "How many did communist regimes murder?"] University of Hawaii website; Freedom, Democracy, Peace; Power, Democide, and War. Retrieved July 19, 2014.</ref>
See also:
* [[Moral failures of the atheist population|List of the moral failures of the atheist population]]
* [[Atheism and moral depravity]]
* [[Atheism and culture]]
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