Assertion: atheist's belief | /r/HasProperty | necessary
Facets:
value: by them
type: OTHER
value: as a matter of psychological fact
type: OTHER
value: to assure such adherence
type: PURPOSE
value: motivationally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Douglas Wilson, an evangelical theologian, argues that while atheists can behave morally, belief is necessary for an individual "to give a rational and coherent account" of why they are obligated to lead a morally responsible life.
text: More specifically, Grünbaum considers two theistic claims: (1) theism is normatively indispensible for the acceptability of moral imperatives; and (2) theistic belief is motivationally necessary, as a matter of psychological fact, to assure such adherence to moral standards as there is in society at large.
text: but because belief is thought by them to be necessary to make sense of human life.
text: The study doesn’t even suggest that the people who participated themselves believe that belief in God is necessary for people to act morally,” he notes.