10 Morals Atheism Gives Me

1- I don’t have a religious justification to hate gay people, so I don’t hate gay people.
2-I don’t have a religious justification to believe that women are inherently inferior to men, so I don’t believe women are inferior to men.
3-I don’t have a religious justification to not see a doctor when I’m sick, so I see a doctor when I’m sick.
4-I don’t have a religious justification to hate someone for having the “wrong” religion, so I don’t hate people because they follow a certain religion.
5-I don’t have a religious justification to deprive my children of truthful, frank sex education and the knowledge of safe and effective birth control use; so when I have a teenage daughter, she will be less likely to have sex too young, get pregnant, or get an STD.
6-I don’t have a religious justification to hate someone for being a member of the “wrong” race, so I am not a racist.
7-I don’t have a religious justification to support certain wars due to a belief that it will fulfill some sort of ancient prophecy, so I oppose needless death and destruction.
8-I don’t have a religious justification to strap a bomb to my chest and blow myself up in a crowded market, so I don’t strap a bomb to my chest and blow myself up in a crowded market.
9-I don’t have a religious justification to not care about climate change because “God would never let it get that bad before the end comes.”
10-I don’t believe that I have an eternal, joy-filled life waiting for me after I die, so I appreciate the value and sanctity of this one.


I know that post is not going to resonate with everybody, but I thought was a great thought experiment that I found here.