(March 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm)Edward Wrote: Atheism: If we truly adopted it, we would have human-controlled evolution, world dictatorship, and a kind of communism that would make Stalinism pale in comparison.
Says who? I assume you base this on the usual Christian claim that communist Russia was atheism doing bad things? It wasn't BTW, it was bad people doing bad things? Would you like to invoke Hitler next? Or Pol Pot?
(March 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm)Edward Wrote: I say this because atheism removes "inailienable rights endowed by a Creator." It also, ultimately, destroys existential meaning which is necessary for human psychology. Without that meaning coming from religious ideas, the state would have to provide it in an extreme form of ...from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
What inalienable rights? What creator? Survival is essential for human psychology ... sure we crave more but survival will do so we can fight for more.
(March 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm)Edward Wrote: Christianity, however, taken to its extreme would lead to a kind of anarchy where everyone loved one another as much as they loved themselves, and there would be no positions of authority or leadership. Everyone would be everyone's leader. I would not see, for instance, Tiberius, or Kyu, as other than myself. I would see them as part of myself and I would be part of them in their opinion. Everyone would do for each other and the human race would move toward a union with God.
Islam taken to its logical extreme might try to claim the same, and Judaism, and Hinduism, and Buddhism. Why Christianity? Personally I think it all sounds like idealistic rubbish based on very flaky assumptions (for a start that Christianity is a good thing or even based on good principles).
(March 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm)Edward Wrote: I'm not saying the Christian Church is anywhere close to this. It is a horrible and hypocritical institution. I'm merely comparing the ideas of Christianity vs. Atheism.
Atheism is not a philosophy, it's a label. Why are you comparing the philosophy of Christianity with a label?
(March 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm)Edward Wrote: IMO, both would ultimately lead to the end of the human race, and that may be why the Father doesn't allow either to succeed. I think He still has some stuff he wants to do with us.
Whose father? Mine's dead.
Kyu
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