There’s no objective morality and that scares me.

I think you should watch cliff knechtle’s videos on God and how morality came to be.

I hope this struggle can lead you to Jesus. I’ll pray for you. Nobody including atheists understand that Jesus is a real historical figure. Ask yourself the question with an open mind, “what if Jesus is who He says He is ?” Because He’s either one of three things, a liar, a lunatic, or Lord. It’s called the Trilemma, I encourage you to look it up as I know it’s helped many atheists/agnostics come to accept the reality of Jesus Christ as Lord

That’s the beautiful thing about Christianity, it’s morals are absolute. It’s an anchor in a lost and uncertain world.

Agnostic here. Law is a boundary. Sure, murder is possible, but without the establishment of a legal boundary, people will be allowed to violate the right to life again and again. Laws aren't perfect, but neither are our boundaries. They evolve with us as we grow, just as the law has evolved with us as the human race has developed. Think of it in terms of boundaries, and it makes a lot more sense.

I believe the basis of most religions is simply the law of Love. There is an innate instinct in us to connect with one another, for a tribe, etc. Sure, you could think of human beings as just over-evolved monkeys; while we do retain a lot of primal, lizard-brain features, we are HUMAN. We are very different from a lot of other conscious beings. To me, there does seem to be something so innately wrong about murder, rape, violence, etc. Maybe it was my Catholic upbringing but I've explored many religions, and I've been an absolute atheist many a time. Some people find light in Jesus, or the teaching of Mohammad or Buddha, or any other form of spiritual doctrine. I've synthesized that love is the power. If you take the concept of love...in a general sense...and insert it into many predicaments or problems, it seems to always be the right answer. At the end of the day the reality is, sometimes no meaning is meaning. Albert Camus and the "absurd". There's always going to be some sort of moral framework in human society even if we make it up. Sometimes things just feel right or wrong nomatter what you believe...I would stick with that. Saying there's no objective morality is a very black & white statement. I think the problem with society is that we choose to not open up to other systems or methods. Bible-thumper cause as much turmoil as hardcore atheists in my book. With Love, there are no sides.

I think people are, inherently, good, and that at our core, people want to live in peace, harmony, and by general 'for the good' morals. I think it is a bit wild that some people need the tooth fairy to tell them murder and rape are wrong. The fact is, though, the take away I have from these thoughts is that my morality is mine and mine alone, and I do not need to read a book to be reminded of what I do and do not want to do. This isn't an objective take on whether I am good or bad, just that morality is subjective. Some people need the bumper rails of religion or punitive measure. I just have my own code of conduct. The why is personal - religion, personal code, just a bad vibe, anything. So basically, the world is unsafe, and we have to trust other people won't do bad things because there really ISN'T something out there to protect us. Embracing entropy and the like is exhausting and scary, and I'm not saying I'm doing it well haha, but it's kind of all that we've got if we don't want to drive ourselves crazy? I get stuck in this loop a lot with the fact that money is fake and just numbers at this point so why does it ruin everyone's life and matter so much. So not sure it relates directly, but I feel it. <3 You're going to be okay, no matter what. :)

It’s unfortunate, but people on here shouldn’t be feeding your ocd in the comments because of their religious beliefs. The only honest answer to this thought is I don’t know.