I like the platinum rule: treat others as they want to be treated.

Do no harm.

I do what feels right, my code is don't be a dick.

Try not to kill the religious idiots or laugh at them. Try like hell to get away from them. It's difficult.

Umm, moral code has nothing to do with religion. The Golden Rule wins the day.

to be human is to have empathy. We are all in basically the same position in this world so you should not harm other people and help them when you can. Nobody, nobody in the entire world is better than me, and likewise, I am no better than anyone else, for any reason.

there is ONLY one statement that defines for me
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
I have heard that the gods practice this however reading their scripture is not supportive
You love all things with no conditions attached, we can address bad behavior but to kill the person is not without conditions

Do not hurt other human being what so ever

Do no harm.

I try to follow the Golden Rule, which seems to be taught in most religions (although lots of religious folks apparently have not heard of it.) I try to look for the good in people ... sometimes is difficult. Certain power brokers and elected officials REALLY put me to the test!

To be good to others, smile and be open, people feel that

The golden rule!

Good question, Yes I love and respect all, everything, all atoms, however I respect that I am a homosapien walking around as a life form, All this means is that yes I avoid poison ivy and will not eat certain veggies but I do love the ecosystem of all.
Each atom in your bod Neil, is 14 billion years old, They were in a different ecosystem before you came along. We Love all unconditionally, as the saying goes, my child can commit a murder and will always love them but like poison ivy, I do not like it.

I recently joined this group and to date love the mindset that I see. Thank you for that. Now, I am a deeply spiritual person and assume most of us are. I think therefore ,,,,,, In the past the term atheist implied nothing beyond death, no god, nothing and that was me. But with years of science I now understand that the human brain is all we have to measure things with,
The idea of a god is ridiculous, the idea that we live on in the mind we now have is ridiculous and to believe this mind is all you are in ridiculous That is unconditional love, all of it

I too am a live and let live person.I don't believe in knowingly harming anyone--self-defense excluded.

I like Aristotlean virtue ethics the best. What personal qualities to people who are happy and thriving exhibit? (Note that I didn't say "people who are rich," because "rich" doesn't necessarily mean "happy." )

Those qualities include generosity, kindness, empathy, intellectual curiosity, moderation in consumption of pleasures, integrity, tolerance of others, and personal industry. These personal characteristics may be called "virtues." Cultivate those virtuous qualities in yourself, until behaving in that way becomes habitual. Then you'll find that you're happy and thriving.

These are the behaviors that benefit people. Their opposites are things that hurt people. That's how you know what's moral and what's not moral. That's how I suggest you live your life.

Why would you have a different moral code from any other law abiding person? Listen, being good and doing good works in our society. We understand this. Being religious or non religious has nothing to do with it. There are probably just as many amoral people who are professed Christians as who are Atheists.

Be nice.

The same moral code of always had - "do unto others..."

I follow it like this, I beileve in something higher than humanity, I don't know what or who it is, but thats as far as I go with it!

The same code I had before. Honesty, integrity, empathy, helping those who are not as lucky/privileged as I am. These have nothing to do with a deity.

Since when has religion been necessary to establish good behaviour ??

Everybody has been born with a conscience.and some religious churches,have been and still are responsible for some of the worst atrocities ever carried out.so don't tell me you need religion as a guide.................Do you remember the heretic hunting parties ???

Primum non nocere: "First do no harm." Or as it's stated in the Hippocratic Oath "...abstain from doing harm..."

"Don't be a dick."

I go with a basically utilitarian sort of ethics-maximize the good in the world and minimize the bad to the best of our ability, combined with a good dose of the Golden Rule.