
The Ultimate Dilemma for the Atheist
Nearly a year ago, I was asked by a friend whether I thought the moral code of the Christian (or theist) was superior to that of the atheist. My answer to the question was, “Yes; no; well, sort of.” The questioning challenge sent me on a journey of discovery through the world of Immanuel Kant, Sören Kierkegaard, and the German rationalists; and ending up with Friedrich Nietzsche. To find a starting point, I have had to go to the Bible (my normal starting point). For the wrath