1. Is Christianity Good for the World? A discussion between Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson

Comment #55614 by rschimnosky on July 11, 2007 at 5:27 pm

I'm surpised Hitches didn't handle this better. Wilson kept pushing him for how an atheist determines right from wrong and the answer is obvious and simple.

The essence of morality is "Do whatever you want as long as you don't harm anyone". Its wrong to harm others, and its right to help others. We instinctively know what is moral because we know what harms and helps us as individuals. We know its in our best interests to treat others as we would want to be treated because if we don't offer that to others we can't expect them to offer it to us.