Indeed, atheists and agnostics do not behave less morally than religious believers, even if their virtuous acts rest on different principles. Non-believers often have as strong and sound a sense of right and wrong as anyone, and have worked to abolish slavery and contributed to other efforts to alleviate human suffering.
第二个问题是，除了不可知论者和无神论者认同的道德准则之外，并不存在所有信神的人都认同的道德准则，而无论他们具体信仰。事实上，无神论者和不可知论者行为做事的道德水准并不比宗教信仰者要低，即使他们的善举建立在不同原则的基础之上。不信仰者经常与任何人一样具有同样强烈和坚实的善恶感，而且还致力于废除奴隶制度并为其他减轻人类痛苦的事业贡献力量。