Morals Without God

Question 1

According to an article by Louise Antony in the New York Times, there is a reason to claim that atheists are right about matters concerning God. In response to this post, there is evidence to suggest that her claims are not true. Antony believes that theists only engage in acts of morality because they are commanded to do so. Theists behave in certain ways to, please their God. Furthermore, atheists are believed to follow commands given to them, without questioning. Atheists do not believe that theists are genuine; rather they are people under obligations. Antony provides an example of whereby; someone will love a child only because they have been commanded to do so. It means that the love the person has for the child is not genuine as they have been forced. The latter is not true, as one cannot force the other to love. Parents have an obligation of loving their children, under all circumstances. It is not true to claim that parents love their children because a higher power has demanded it. It would mean that atheists do not love their children, since they do not have any divine power, which has commanded them to do so. Thus, it is not possible to agree with the article by Antony, as people have an obligation of being morally upright (Antony, 2011. 1). It is not right to claim that theists are only morally upright because they have been commanded by their God. The article by Antony is thus not credible.

Question 2

Post 1

It is not right to claim that atheists do not have morals. Various societies have different moral that are wrong and right. For example, it is wrong to eat pork among Muslims, while it is accepted in Christianity. Atheists, thus have their own right to have their own beliefs (Mills & Sagan, 2006. 78).

Post 2

The God, which people abide by, is responsible for actions committed by them. I do not agree with Antony, as people need a divine power to have morals. People will be judged according to earthly laws, as they await further judgment upon death (Huston & Sponville, 2007.19).

Post 3

Not every human being is aware of the differences between wrong and right. If the latter were possible, people would never commit immoral acts. Thus, people need to have a belief in God in order to acquire morals (Mills & Sagan, 2006. 86).

Post 4

I agree with this post as people will never at one point agree on issues concerning morality. People interpret things in different ways, and it is only if God himself came to earth and preached that will make people agree on the matter (Huston & Sponville, 2007.23).

Work Cited

Antony, Louise. Good minus God. The New York Times. Retrieved from HYPERLINK “http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/good-minus-god/” http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/good-minus-god/ (December 21, 2011).

Mills, David. & Sagan, Dorion. Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person’s answer to Christian Fundamentalism. New York: Ulysses Press, 2006.Print.

Huston, Nancy. & Sponville, Andre. The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality. New York: Viking Adult, 2007. Print.