[AmusedBystander]

To imply that atheists are less moral than those who are religious - and that atheists somehow wish to impose immorality on their childeren - is simply absurd.

Why? What's the point of being moral if there really is nothing bigger in your life than you?

[coop71]

Why? What's the point of being moral if there really is nothing bigger in your life than you?

From what I understand, it relates to the simple idea that being a moral person and leading a moral life is much more satisfying to ones self and to humanity, than being an immoral jerk. Do you really believe that without God guiding the way, all people are intrinsically evil or immoral? How would that explain all the immoral yet religious people I know? If you're a Christian, assuming you are from your original post, I would think you'd know better.

[ThinkDifferent]

What's the point of being moral if there really is nothing bigger in your life than you?

Because it's right. Does your moral code really reduce to "do whatever the authority figure tells you to"?

[Stone Mountain]

What's the point of being moral if there really is nothing bigger in your life than you?

Because we really believe in morality even if there is no supernatural being giving it to us. I'd turn the question around. Aren't all you theists who are acting morally just performing a cost-benefit anaylsis? You act morally now so that you have an eternal reward in the future. We atheists act morally because we believe in helping others with no future eternal reward. Why is there a default that atheists are less moral - seems like the opposite should be true.