Robert W. CoxSaying that you are moral because you believe in a god is like saying you are an economist because you play monopoly.
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Ayn Rand once said, "The most immoral act is to believe in the right to do wrong." The idea is that if you start out with the premise that there is no reason to do good, you don't have to bother. Morality comes into play only when good is not good enough.
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