How Are Unbelievers Sometimes Better People Than Christians?6 min read

A Good Samaritan Feeding or Giving Money To A Homeless Man

     It is often the case that Christians are put to shame by unbelievers when it comes to morality, character, deeds, and overall way of life. Atheists, naturalists, agnostics, Mormons, Islamists, and your everyday Joe have all, at some time or another, called out Christians—and with good reason—when believers do not measure up to the standards they themselves seem to impose on others. But why does this happen, and what can, and should, believers do about it? Is this issue perhaps one reason that unbelievers decide not to go to church, since it is, after all, filled with hypocrites? These issues will be dealt with in this article.

 

Unbelievers Can Be Moral Without God

     It may surprise some Christians, but it is certainly possible for unbelievers to be moral people and yet not believe in God. It is true that morality without God cannot exist (for then there wouldn't be a universal standard by which to judge actions), but that is different than saying that without believing in God, someone cannot be a moral human being—that is false. If you have lived long enough on this earth, it will have become evident to you that there are people in this world who do not believe in God and yet do good things, many times outperforming believers in their good words and actions. But how can this be?

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