RE: The difference between ethical atheism and nihlism is that ethical atheists have more faith
March 1, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Strodel, everything you just said is based entirely on the notion that your view is the natural means of viewing morality, which you have yet to prove.
And what's more, your generalising of atheists as pot-smoking, porn-addicted, morally bankrupt people who don't believe int he divine, shining light of your genocidal, merciless, arsehole of a god, just makes me think that you're a sad little person who's been fed every lie that theists love to splatter us with. I'm surprised you haven't started calling us satan worshipers yet.
Secular morality is based upon observation of the pain or benefit actions have upon people. You scoff at it, satisfied with the arbitrary morality of your imaginary god. "what you consider "effects" are just social constructions and linguistic categories designed to capture certain things that some people thought were worth capturing"
Do you even hear what it is that you're saying? No duh the effects are social constructs. Actions have no tangible effect on people until we ascribe meaning to them. We learned that hurting other people generally makes them sad, and often makes the person doing the hurting feel regretful compassion.
Really, I have nothing more to say to you if you're just going to scoff at things and not even consider them properly.
And what's more, your generalising of atheists as pot-smoking, porn-addicted, morally bankrupt people who don't believe int he divine, shining light of your genocidal, merciless, arsehole of a god, just makes me think that you're a sad little person who's been fed every lie that theists love to splatter us with. I'm surprised you haven't started calling us satan worshipers yet.
Secular morality is based upon observation of the pain or benefit actions have upon people. You scoff at it, satisfied with the arbitrary morality of your imaginary god. "what you consider "effects" are just social constructions and linguistic categories designed to capture certain things that some people thought were worth capturing"
Do you even hear what it is that you're saying? No duh the effects are social constructs. Actions have no tangible effect on people until we ascribe meaning to them. We learned that hurting other people generally makes them sad, and often makes the person doing the hurting feel regretful compassion.
Really, I have nothing more to say to you if you're just going to scoff at things and not even consider them properly.
If you believe it, question it. If you question it, get an answer. If you have an answer, does that answer satisfy reality? Does it satisfy you? Probably not. For no one else will agree with you, not really.
