RE: Why are you an Atheist?
February 13, 2020 at 3:31 pm
(This post was last modified: February 13, 2020 at 3:40 pm by Mr Greene.)
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: New to this site and actually atheism. I’m here to know more about atheism and how people convert to it. My questions are below. If you have time please take a moment to help me understand more of the atheist view. These questions are intended for those who espouse the atheist view but if you are from another belief system feel free to answer.
What do you consider as prime reality?
What is the purpose of history or does it serve a purpose?
How did human existence begin?
What is morality?
Where do you decide what is right and wrong?
What do you believe in with absolute certainty?
Thanks in advance.
Max
1) 'Prime reality' doesn't actually mean anything, there's just plain, ordinary, objective reality. Anything else is fictional, there are some hypothetical alternate realities in physics but these are speculative.
"God is the prime reality" would be an example of fiction.
2) History is merely the progression of events, you can derive a variety of functions from its study but there isn't a 'purpose' per se.
3) Humans evolved from previous species of apes.
4) Societal norms of behaviour which we have adopted as members of society.
5) Wherever I happen to be at the time.
6) The planet is round, the sun will rise in the morning, there's too much month at the end of the money.
None of which comes close to 'why I'm an Atheist'.
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