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| | [[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|201px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving. | | [[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|201px| The perverse and cruel atheist [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving. |
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| | Sade was an advocate of [[abortion]].<ref>[http://jme.bmj.com/content/6/1/7.abstract The Marquis de Sade and induced abortion]</ref>]] | | Sade was an advocate of [[abortion]].<ref>[http://jme.bmj.com/content/6/1/7.abstract The Marquis de Sade and induced abortion]</ref>]] |
| − | Not possessing a [[Religion and morality|religious basis for morality]], which can provide a legitimate basis for [[objective morality]], [[Atheism|atheist]]s are fundamentally [[Moral_relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>Multiple references: | + | Not possessing a [[Religion and morality|religious basis for morality]], which can provide a legitimate basis for [[objective morality]], [[Atheism|atheist]]s are fundamentally [[Moral relativism|incapable]] of having a coherent system of morality.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Copan, Paul (2008). [http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf "God, naturalism, and the foundations of morality"]. ''The Future of Atheism'', ed. Robert Stewart (Minneapolis: Fortress Press), pp. 141-161. Retrieved form PaulCopan.com on October 3, 2014. | | *Copan, Paul (2008). [http://www.paulcopan.com/articles/pdf/God-naturalism-morality.pdf "God, naturalism, and the foundations of morality"]. ''The Future of Atheism'', ed. Robert Stewart (Minneapolis: Fortress Press), pp. 141-161. Retrieved form PaulCopan.com on October 3, 2014. |
| | *Williams, Peter S. (2011). [http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god "Can moral objectivism do without God?"]. Bethinking.org Retrieved on October 3, 2014. | | *Williams, Peter S. (2011). [http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god "Can moral objectivism do without God?"]. Bethinking.org Retrieved on October 3, 2014. |
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| | Under the [[atheist worldview]], there is no logical basis for objective morality or ultimate meaning and purpose.<ref> | | Under the [[atheist worldview]], there is no logical basis for objective morality or ultimate meaning and purpose.<ref> |
| | *[http://creation.com/atheism-no-objective-morality Atheism—no objective morality?], [[Creation Ministries International]] | | *[http://creation.com/atheism-no-objective-morality Atheism—no objective morality?], [[Creation Ministries International]] |
| − | *[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god | + | *[http://www.bethinking.org/morality/can-moral-objectivism-do-without-god Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams at Bethinking.org |
| − | Can Moral Objectivism Do Without God?] by Peter S. Williams at Bethinking.org | |
| | *[http://www.equip.org/article/atheists-and-the-quest-for-objective-morality-2/ Atheists and the Quest for Objective Morality] by Chad Meister at Christian Research Institute | | *[http://www.equip.org/article/atheists-and-the-quest-for-objective-morality-2/ Atheists and the Quest for Objective Morality] by Chad Meister at Christian Research Institute |
| | *[http://www.faithdefenders.com/articles/atheism/atheism_absolutes_at.html Atheism and absolutes]</ref> | | *[http://www.faithdefenders.com/articles/atheism/atheism_absolutes_at.html Atheism and absolutes]</ref> |
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| | [[File:Flag of Denmark.png|right|200px|thumbnail|[[Denmark]] is the third most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reports that 43 - 80% of Danes are [[agnosticism|agnostics]]/atheists/non-believers in God.<ref name="Top 50">[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf "Top 50 countries with highest proportion of atheists/agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)"]. Chris and Terri Chapman. Retrieved on September 10, 2014.</ref> | | [[File:Flag of Denmark.png|right|200px|thumbnail|[[Denmark]] is the third most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reports that 43 - 80% of Danes are [[agnosticism|agnostics]]/atheists/non-believers in God.<ref name="Top 50">[http://www.thechapmans.nl/news/Atheist.pdf "Top 50 countries with highest proportion of atheists/agnostics (Zuckerman, 2005)"]. Chris and Terri Chapman. Retrieved on September 10, 2014.</ref> |
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| | In 2009, Suzanne Ost reported in her book published by Cambridge University Press, that the [[Atheism and child pornography|child pornography]] material produced in [[Denmark]] (and Holland) still constituted the largest part of child pornography that was currently available, having been transferred into digital format and uploaded onto the internet.<ref>Ost, Suzanne (2009). ''Child Pornography and Sexual Grooming: Legal and Societal Responses'' (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press), p. 29.</ref>]] | | In 2009, Suzanne Ost reported in her book published by Cambridge University Press, that the [[Atheism and child pornography|child pornography]] material produced in [[Denmark]] (and Holland) still constituted the largest part of child pornography that was currently available, having been transferred into digital format and uploaded onto the internet.<ref>Ost, Suzanne (2009). ''Child Pornography and Sexual Grooming: Legal and Societal Responses'' (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press), p. 29.</ref>]] |
| | *[[Atheism and rape]] | | *[[Atheism and rape]] |
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| | *[[Irreligion/religion and war]] | | *[[Irreligion/religion and war]] |
| | [[File:Beggar in Cambodia.jpg|thumb|right|226px|A beggar in [[Cambodia]]. In Cambodia, the vast majority of the population adheres to a nontheistic form of [[Buddhism]] called the Theravada school of Buddhism. | | [[File:Beggar in Cambodia.jpg|thumb|right|226px|A beggar in [[Cambodia]]. In Cambodia, the vast majority of the population adheres to a nontheistic form of [[Buddhism]] called the Theravada school of Buddhism. |
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| | A comprehensive study by [[Harvard University]] professor Robert Putnam found that religious people are more charitable than their irreligious counterparts.<ref name="Burke Campbell">Multiple references: | | A comprehensive study by [[Harvard University]] professor Robert Putnam found that religious people are more charitable than their irreligious counterparts.<ref name="Burke Campbell">Multiple references: |
| | *Burke, Daniel, Religion News Service (May 13, 2009). [http://web.archive.org/web/20130310113024/http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Religious-people-make-better-citizens-study-says.aspx "Religious people make better citizens, study says"]. Pew Research Forum. Archived on March 10, 2013 by Internet Archive. Retrieved July 19, 2014. | | *Burke, Daniel, Religion News Service (May 13, 2009). [http://web.archive.org/web/20130310113024/http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Religious-people-make-better-citizens-study-says.aspx "Religious people make better citizens, study says"]. Pew Research Forum. Archived on March 10, 2013 by Internet Archive. Retrieved July 19, 2014. |
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| | '''Atheism and slavery/forced labor:''' | | '''Atheism and slavery/forced labor:''' |
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| | *[[Atheism and slavery]] | | *[[Atheism and slavery]] |
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| | '''Protestant work ethic vs. work ethic in many atheistic countries:''' | | '''Protestant work ethic vs. work ethic in many atheistic countries:''' |
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