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Atheism and morality quotes (view source)
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* "Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman." - Laurence J. Peter<ref>Peter, Laurence J. (1977). ''Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times'' (New York: William Morrow), p. 44. Commenting on the [[Francis Thompson]] quote: "An atheist is a man who believes himself an accident."</ref>
* "Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman." - Laurence J. Peter<ref>Peter, Laurence J. (1977). ''Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times'' (New York: William Morrow), p. 44. Commenting on the [[Francis Thompson]] quote: "An atheist is a man who believes himself an accident."</ref>
Dr. Phil Fernandes says concerning [[atheism]] and [[moral relativism]]:
{{cquote|[[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]] preached that a group of "supermen" must arise with the courage to create their own values through their "will to power." Nietzsche rejected the "soft" values of [[Christianity]] (brotherly love, turning the other cheek, charity, compassion, etc.); he felt they hindered man's creativity and potential....
Many other atheists agree with Nietzsche concerning moral relativism. British philosopher [[Bertrand Russell]] (1872-1970) once wrote, "Outside human desires there is no moral standard." [[A. J. Ayer]] believed that moral commands did not result from any objective standard above man. Instead, Ayer stated that moral commands merely express one's subjective feelings. When one says that murder is wrong, one is merely saying that he or she feels that murder is wrong. [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], a French [[existentialism|existentialist]], believed that there is no objective meaning to life. Therefore, according to Sartre, man must create his own values.
There are many different ways that moral relativists attempt to determine what action should be taken. [[Hedonism]] is probably the most extreme. It declares that whatever brings the most pleasure is right. In other words, if it feels good, do it. If this position is true, then there is no basis from which to judge the actions of [[Adolf Hitler]] as being evil.<ref>http://instituteofbiblicaldefense.com/1997/05/refuting-moral-relativism/</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==