Q: Can anyone tell me what is so wrong with the sacrifice of a dependent child? Since there is no god to get mad at that act, what's the big problem with it? The death of the little girl would not destroy the economy of her community, so very few people would actually suffer. Plus, there were probably people who got a secret hard-on in their pants over the thought of the helpless girl's death. On what basis can we criticize their hard-ons?

A: What I find scary is that apparently the only thing keeping you from killing people is a belief in some sort of divine retribution. Anyway, outside of religion we do have a way of limiting murder, it is called "life in prison". If you cannot find an ethical argument for laws against murder outside of the framework of religion then you are not trying.
comment on Richard Dawkins website..