I'm unsure why you think I don't already try to live a "good" life.

To me, and most atheists I've discussed this with, death is not an "abyssal, terrifying maw" - it is simply the natural conclusion to life of any kind. It does not 'scare' me; it inspires me to live a good life, to help others, to die with the knowledge that I hopefully made the world a slightly better place.

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catigula 4 days ago | parent [-]

You're saying the words but I suspect you haven't interrogated them. Again, I'm not sharing my speculation, I'm sharing my actual experience and conclusions as an atheist. Anyways, it doesn't seem like we're getting anywhere with our dialogue, cheers.

Also I want to point out that it's clear that you don't practice what I outlined or you wouldn't have mocked the belief of religious people as "a magical place in the sky", hence cargo cult morality. It looks like morality to you, it may even feel like morality, but it demonstrably isn't. You haven't inconvenienced yourself at all, you merely did what felt good.

	▲	squigz 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		> Again, I'm not sharing my speculation, I'm sharing my actual experience and conclusions as an atheist. As am I, which you seem to refuse to believe for some reason. > Also I want to point out that it's clear that you don't practice what I outlined or you wouldn't have mocked the belief of religious people as "a magical place in the sky", hence cargo cult morality. It looks like morality to you, it may even feel like morality, but it demonstrably isn't. You haven't inconvenienced yourself at all, you merely did what felt good. Just because one does not live a perfectly moral life 100% of the time does not mean they are not moral. As you said, "You won't be perfect, but don't let that discourage you."