The Atheist Directory

Good without God

• Are Babies Capable of Making Moral Judgements? Psychologist Karen Wynn runs an experiment to find out whether babies are born with a sense of morality.
• Biological Altruism Altruistic behaviour is common throughout the animal kingdom, particularly in species with complex social structures.
• Can You Be Good Without God? New research raises questions about whether or not people can be truly good or truly bad without a belief in religion.
• Center for Evolutionary Psychology A list of readings suggested for people interested in learning more about evolutionary psychology and the issues that surround it compiled by the members of the Center for Evolutionary Psychology.
• Do Godless Kids Turn Out All Right? An op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times by sociologist Phil Zuckerman supplied a reassuring answer for secular parents: absolutely.
• Ethics Without Gods One of the first questions Atheists are asked by true believers and doubters alike is, “If you don’t believe in God, there’s nothing to prevent you from committing crimes, is there?
• Good Minus God Atheism does not entail that anything goes. Quite the opposite.
• Good without God? Do we need God to be good?
• Is Free Will an Illusion? Don’t trust your instincts about free will or consciousness, experimental philosophers say..
• Is God Necessary for Morality? William Lane Craig vs Shelly Kagan Debate “Can we really be good apart from God?” Yale philosopher Dr. Shelly Kagan defends the idea of morality without God in a debate with Dr. Craig that questions the basis of many views that are held today.
• Reality About Morality