Wow! There are indeed a lot of great minds on this forum!
I wish I could have responded to my Christian friend like that! Lol.
Anyway, if thought is merely a chemical reaction, how can two people sit and discuss thought? Is their discussion just random? Also, how can someone think about making plans for something a month away, and when the time comes they fulfill those plans. Is that also just random? To a Materialist, nothing can exist outside the material, right? If so, there could be no "mind."
I believe that thought is just a chemical reaction, but my friend asked me things similar to these (I can't quite recall everything we talked about) and I didn't have a proper response.
If morality to an Atheist is simply treating our fellow humans kindly, how do we come to that conclusion? Why should we not steal from the supermarket? It is beneficial to me; I gain something without having to suffer the loss of money. If morality is subjective to the person, why would Hitler killing the Jews be bad? To Nazi Germany it was perfectly fine under their own subjective morality.
Once again, I am trying to think like my friend when I ask these questions. I am just trying to further my knowledge of Atheism.
I wish I could have responded to my Christian friend like that! Lol.
Anyway, if thought is merely a chemical reaction, how can two people sit and discuss thought? Is their discussion just random? Also, how can someone think about making plans for something a month away, and when the time comes they fulfill those plans. Is that also just random? To a Materialist, nothing can exist outside the material, right? If so, there could be no "mind."
I believe that thought is just a chemical reaction, but my friend asked me things similar to these (I can't quite recall everything we talked about) and I didn't have a proper response.
If morality to an Atheist is simply treating our fellow humans kindly, how do we come to that conclusion? Why should we not steal from the supermarket? It is beneficial to me; I gain something without having to suffer the loss of money. If morality is subjective to the person, why would Hitler killing the Jews be bad? To Nazi Germany it was perfectly fine under their own subjective morality.
Once again, I am trying to think like my friend when I ask these questions. I am just trying to further my knowledge of Atheism.
