This “Brights” movement is a great idea. The bullying of atheists, agnostics, etc. by those of religion on moral grounds is ridiculous. Almost all religions are grounded in the belief of personal gain in the afterlife and any morality, which the religion espouses, is secondary to this goal. So if the root reason to believe in a religion is based solely in the attainment of a good after-life it is really a personal choice not a moral choice. Like taking one job over another because it pays better. While moral choices by definition must involve other people personal choices are, well, personal and involve only the individual.

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