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(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: Hello, I'm new to this, and I have a few questions for a project at school. If I could get someone's views on these topics, it would be MUCH appreciated!

What is the origin of the universe and man?

Two very different questions in one... Two very complex questions in one.
Are you sure you want to keep them in one?
The origin of the Universe? who knows? There seems to have been a "big bang" that kick-started the expansion thing... but where did all this matter come from and what made it go bang?... don't know. No one knows, that I'm aware of... We'll know, when it is discovered. Until then, we can't really say anything.
The origin of man? this is a very cleverly concealed secret. shhhh
man is born from the mother.

(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is the purpose of mankind?

What is the purpose of wolfkind?
What is the purpose of virus?
What is the purpose of fungi?
What is the purpose of giraffes?

Survive, reproduce, survive.

(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is satisfaction and how do I obtain it?

Activation of pleasure centers in the brain... push the right buttons and you get there.
Each person's buttons are different.

(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What has gone wrong with the world? (Why is there evil in the world - Why do bad things happen to good people)

Overpopulation.

(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is the solution to the problems we face? (what happens when I fail and how do I make things right)

Depends on the problem, really, doesn't it?
Spilled milk? time to get a mop.
Killed a man? go to jail.
Didn't do your homework? study harder or get a job at McDonald's.

(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is right and wrong? (is moral truth absolute or relative)

It's both!
Wrap your head around that one!

Relative to the society.
Absolute to the individual, given as it's defined by the society around him.

(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: Is there a universal moral law?

Universal? can't say...
At least, on this planet... no.
Some people think it's moral to kill disobedient children.
Some don't.

(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What happens at death?

I think you need a biology book.
Neurons stop firing and maintenance on the body stops... the life-long war of our body against bacteria and viruses finally tips in favor of them... we decompose.

(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What does atheism do with the person of Jesus?

I can't really say I understand this question...
I can try to interpret it as "how do you explain the life of Jesus in an atheist context?"... did I get it right?
As in... "how do you explain miracles performed by Jesus, if there's no god?", huh?

How do you explain the miracles performed by Houdini, if there's no god?
How do you explain the yogini levitation miracle witnessed by millions of people all around the world, if there's no god?




Are those feats actual miracles?
Is the audience capable of telling reality apart from their desires?

Are the stories true to begin with?

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