Rath said:
Jumpin said:
Rath said:
Jumpin said:
Absiolute Monarchs ruled under the divine right of Kings. It was not through biblical authority. The rise of the Gutenberg printing press helped lead to the modern revolution; which included the Protestant revolution, and then various other uprisings, such as Oliver Cromwell's in England, and the age of enlightenment which followed.
It was actually post-modernism, and anti-Christian morality which brought back absolute authorities in the 20th century; as well as ideals such as social Darwinism. Although many will argue that Nietzsche's works were misinterpreted. In the end, Nietzsche was not able to really solve the riddle of how to gain a good moral system without religion. Even when he broke it down into the ideas of basic human wills. Ultimately, the discovery of post modernism was nihilism; in a world without God, everything is permitted - and this includes genocides.
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I never get the idea that atheists can't have morals, frankly I find it incredibly offensive.
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What authority would an atheist base his or her morality in?
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Why is an authority needed for morals?
I have morals. I don't believe in God.
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An authority is needed, because otherwise there is no objectivity to morals.
