Do We Need God to be Moral?

[Alex]

Do We Need God to be Moral?
COLUMN By LEE DYE
April 7, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/god-moral/story?id=18898993

Are we moral because we believe in God, or do we believe in God because we are moral?

Chimps and bonobos and other primates clearly show empathy with others who are suffering.



Alex's comment:  This is a key idea:  We believe in God because we are moral.  We imagine a good God because we cherish goodness.  "God" is a cosmic projection of the goodness inside us primates.