""Call me thick,(my kids do) but whilst the term atheist is a subjective one, surely the idea of atheism is that you don't need nor want a Creed or set of rules?""

The polite answer is that an Atheist doesn't believe in a Deity, or in the religions which support such beliefs.

It does not mean that he is devoid of need for a set of behaviour imperatives by which he can live a decent and respectable life.

Whether you call them rules, or commandments, is immaterial. The point is that they are self generated or inspired by respected others and accepted, then form the framework within which he lives his life.

Don T.