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“Of all the major religions, or lack thereof, the atheist's is one of the best pretenders: his foundation for all existences, as well as moral behaviors for the permanent good of mankind, begins at science but ends at himself, the Napoleon complex of both intelligence and imagination. On the other hand the anti-theist wouldn't survive without a deity beyond himself to hunt. He doesn't pretend, he simply nullifies his own position.”

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Book:Killosophy

Source: Killosophy

“I think there's a real tension between capitalism and morality. That's not to say these systems aren't powerful and useful, but to assume that capitalism can somehow assure moral behavior or character, that's just a pipe dream.”

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Author:Michael Pollan

“I think we certainly benefit from social institutions which encourage us towards moral behavior. It's very important to have law. It's very important to have a moral education.”

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Author:Richard Dawkins

“The general confusion is that our moral behavior is what justifies us before God. Most of us would never say that with our mouths but we feel that lie in our heart and believe it in our minds. You can be morally upright and not be a worshipper of Christ at all.”

Feels Mind Believe Heart Lying Christ Moral Behavior Mouths Confusion Justify Worshippers Moral Behavior

Author:Matt Chandler

“There's a gigantic gray area between good moral behavior and outright felonious activities. I call that the Weasel Zone and it's where most of life happens.”

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Author:Scott Adams

“Evolution is a process that never stops. Baboons who fail to exhibit moral behavior do not survive; they wind up as meat for leopards.”

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Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“Selfishness is the bedrock on which all moral behavior starts and it can be immoral only when it conflicts with a higher moral imperative.”

Moral Higher Conflict Behavior Selfishness Immoral Imperatives Bedrock Moral Behavior

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.”

Humans Literature Human Beings Numbers Quality Moral Involved Morality Behavior Vary Ratios Inverse Moral Behavior

Book:Complete Essays: 1939-1956

Source: Complete Essays: 1939-1956

“Unless we believe the gospel, we will be driven in all we do-whether obeying or disobeying-by pride ('self-love') or fear ('of damnation'). Apart from 'grateful remembering' of the gospel, all good works are done then for sinful motives. Mere moral effort may restrain the heart, but does not truly change the heart. Moral effort merely 'jury rigs' the evil of the heart to produce moral behavior out of self-interest. It is only a matter of time before such a thin tissue collapses.”

“You can't make rules regarding the moral behavior of something unless you know what the hell it is, and what it's capacities are. What it can do, what it can't do.”

Knows Can Do Moral Hell Behavior Capacity Moral Behavior

Author:Jerry Garcia

“Obviously, marriage is not a synonym for morality. But stable marriages and families do encourage moral behavior.”

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Author:Gary Bauer

“And yet even among the friends of liberty, many people are deceived into believing that government can make them safe from all harm, provide fairly distributed economic security, and improve individual moral behavior. If the government is granted a monopoly on the use of force to achieve these goals, history shows that power is always abused. Every single time.”

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Author:Ron Paul

“Morals - all correct moral laws - derive from the instinct to survive. Moral behavior is survival behavior above the individual level.”

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Author:Robert A. Heinlein