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Letter: Atheist morality

Published 6 November 2013

From Chris Rogers

Quentin de la Bédoyère (19 October, p 30) wonders how atheists square moral obligation with a wholly materialistic universe. The answer from this atheist is: ethics, compassion and self-respect.
London, UK

Issue no. 2942 published 9 November 2013

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