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Atheism, A Grim Position?
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RE: Atheism, A Grim Position?
January 5, 2015 at 10:42 pm (This post was last modified: January 5, 2015 at 10:44 pm by *steve*.)
(January 5, 2015 at 10:33 pm)Forsaken Wrote: Religious ethics fills in the blank with something supernatural. "Pleasing God", "Getting admission to Heaven", "Achieving Nirvana", whatever.

Atheist ethics fills in the blank with something in this world. What is the purpose of human life? We have our choice on that. "Promoting the health and happiness of my family, friends, adopted circle, and our descendants." "Contributing to the long-run survival of human civilization". "Maximizing my lifetime total of pleasure." There are a million possibilities.

I get that. So then if "Maximizing my lifetime total of pleasure" entailed killing redheads because it was pleasurable, does that go against atheist ethics? If so, how?
(January 5, 2015 at 10:15 pm)Cato Wrote: You are conflating existential nihilism and ethical nihilism. The "philosophical ideas" you are using as the basis for your theology require a basic upgrade.

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Atheism, A Grim Position? - by *steve* - January 5, 2015 at 8:07 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by abaris - January 5, 2015 at 8:10 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by The Grand Nudger - January 5, 2015 at 8:10 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by rexbeccarox - January 5, 2015 at 8:14 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Chad32 - January 5, 2015 at 8:20 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by *steve* - January 5, 2015 at 8:37 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Mister Agenda - January 6, 2015 at 3:15 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Strider - January 5, 2015 at 8:24 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by The Grand Nudger - January 5, 2015 at 8:27 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by JesusHChrist - January 5, 2015 at 8:27 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Minimalist - January 5, 2015 at 8:28 pm
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RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Minimalist - January 5, 2015 at 9:10 pm
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RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by JesusHChrist - January 5, 2015 at 8:32 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Chad32 - January 5, 2015 at 9:06 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by *steve* - January 5, 2015 at 9:57 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Cyberman - January 5, 2015 at 9:06 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by bennyboy - January 5, 2015 at 9:06 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by *steve* - January 5, 2015 at 9:42 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by The Grand Nudger - January 5, 2015 at 9:45 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by The Grand Nudger - January 5, 2015 at 10:11 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by *steve* - January 5, 2015 at 10:33 pm
RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Forsaken - January 5, 2015 at 10:40 pm
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RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by Forsaken - January 5, 2015 at 10:33 pm
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RE: Atheism, A Grim Position? - by *steve* - January 5, 2015 at 11:45 pm
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