Inside The Atheist Mind: 5-Day DevotionalНамуна

     There are three strains of atheistic thoughts that keep popping up. All of them can help to illuminate the atheist approach to subjects like homicide, suicide, infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia. Let’s take them one by one.
 

    First, atheists believe that since there is no God, there can be no such thing as objective and eternal values. Everything is transient. Yes, there can be “practical” preferences, but nothing truly universal or transcendent. Therefore, the only sensible goals for human beings to strive after are worldly pleasures, conveniences, and the elimination of all suffering. If someone or something happens to stand in the way of the attainment of those objectives, it is perfectly acceptable (and even praiseworthy) to do whatever is necessary to eliminate that threat.
 

    Second, since there is no God for the atheist, no objective and eternal moral law can exist. Unfettered by silly commandments and the guilt that comes from breaking them, humans are at liberty to make their own laws; that is, whatever laws happen to suit them at the time. They, themselves, can define what constitutes a valuable life, or even life itself, defining people, killing, and mercy according to their own standards as they go.
 

    Third, atheists believe that since there is no God, it is nonsense to believe that human beings are made “in the image and likeness of God.” Indeed, humans are not special at all; rather, they are expendable animals; essentially monkeys with bigger brains. They possess neither God-given, immortal souls, nor any kind of inherent or infinite dignity. They simply represent one biological animal among many biological animals. Therefore, protecting their existence is not particularly important. Humans can be oppressed by cruel governments, murdered, aborted, and euthanized at any age and for any reason, as long as it serves some “greater practical good” (which, of course, is always determined by whomever happens to be strongest at the moment).
 

    These three primary ideas drive the ethical philosophy of atheism. They are not difficult to understand, yet modern atheists do their best to mislead people about them because the vision of the world they imply is nothing short of terrifying.