Religion, Atheism and Morals

Ray Katz
3 min readJul 23, 2022

Why people have morals in spite of religion, not because of it

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Religious people often attack atheists as people who have no foundation for morality. For them, morality is a gift from God and obedience to His will is the essence of morality. Without God, everything is permitted.

I hold the exact opposite position. Let me explain.

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Ray Katz

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