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The freaking hypocrites think that removing G-d from the equation causes sexual morality to collapse as an anachronism while leaving "thou shalt not kill" intact and adding rules against "hatred" and "intolerance." Apparently "morality" only means "sexual morality" for some reason. My tentative personal opinion is that religion arose primarily as a means to control the members of the societies in which they orginated with "carrots and sticks" that reached beyond the mortal world. If I am right about this (and I'm fully willing to consider that i'm not) then "Thou shalt not kill," not because it is objectively wrong, but because no society could function where everyone felt free to commit wanton murder. Same with theft, fraud, etc. Similarly, we aren't to worship any other gods or images because that would endanger societal confidence in "the code." We aren't to commit homosexual acts or adultery or disrespect of parents because the integrity of the family is (or at least was)important for society to function. If the above describes the assumptions of the "hypocrites" you describe, then they are not hypocrites at all. They simply believe that "thou shalt not kill" is still a vital rule to abide for society to function, and "thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind" is an anachronism that no longer provides any tangible benefit to society. Anyway, I guess I'm one of your FR "athiests." Though I don't really _believe_ it cause I'm not sure. Who can be?

Thank you for admitting that in the absence of G-d all that remains is not objective morality but a mere utilitarianism.

Perhaps you can find out from your fellow non-theists on the Left why they believe that "racism," "sexism," "intolerance," etc., bring such grief to "our mother the earth."