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| | The psalmist [[David]] declared concerning atheists: "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good." — [[Psalms]] 14:1 ([[King James Bible|KJV]]) | | The psalmist [[David]] declared concerning atheists: "The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good." — [[Psalms]] 14:1 ([[King James Bible|KJV]]) |
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| − | See also: [[Atheism and Mass Murder|Atheism and mass murder]] | + | Not possessing a [[Religion and morality|religious basis for morality]], which can provide a basis for [[objective morality]], [[atheism]] is fundamentally [[Moral relativism|incapable]] of providing 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> See also: [[Atheism and ethics]] and [[Atheism and the Problem of Evil|Atheism and the problem of evil]] |
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| | + | For example, atheists have been the biggest mass murderers in history (see: [[Atheism and mass murder]] and [[Atheism and sociopathy#Atheistic communism, mass murder and sociopathic leaders|Atheistic communism, mass murder and sociopathic leaders]]). 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 (See also: [[Atheism and communism]]).<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> |
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| | == Richard Carrier's book on atheism and morality == | | == Richard Carrier's book on atheism and morality == |