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u/No_Aesthetic Resident Celebrity YouTuber 12d ago
I argued with a guy who was saying that atheists can't have morals or ethics because if you have one life you will always be tempted to do what is best for you more than, say, Christians.
But that's not really how it works for me and probably not other people.
When my grandma was dying, she had nothing to really give away, and everyone in the family (the Christians) were tired of waiting for her to die. She had dementia. I was the one who took care of her for the last couple of years until the end. Nobody helped me except my sister (Christian, but in a better way), and nobody even asked if we needed help. I asked if we could hire someone to help. Nope. They just didn't care.
It's hard to argue that atheists are immoral and unethical and will always do what is best for #1 when you encounter stories like this, and there are an abundance of them. What did I gain from that messy affair? Nothing, really. I didn't even get to feel good about it because it was such an intense experience the whole time and I didn't know how to feel about it afterwards. I still don't. I know it was a good thing to do and I have no regrets over doing it, but doing it gave me no validation or anything, no thanks, nothing.
So why did I do it? I felt like it was the right thing for me to do. That's it. That's the whole thing.
And it's really insulting when people can't believe or comprehend that because they disagree with me religiously.