(March 17, 2016 at 9:33 pm)truth_seeker Wrote:(March 17, 2016 at 9:28 pm)Jehanne Wrote: I would be impacted by their death, and I care, deeply, about them, even though they are strangers.
I see. Thanks Jehanne.
This is the only self-consistent statement so far from an atheistic point of view.
Any other possible explanations?
By the way, just for the record, the scenario I posted completely appalls me.
But I just wanted to learn more about the evidence that other world views provide to support their case.
Actually several people has said the same thing, that we are empathetic. Maybe you should go find out what empathy means.
(March 17, 2016 at 9:25 pm)truth_seeker Wrote: All am saying is, this fits perfectly in survival of the fittest worldview. Why are you, if you are an atheist, is suddenly appalled by the idea?
Because atheism/science/the evolution theory isn't a religion that we must follow, as I've said I have empathy. And really? 7 billion people, I doubt his existence threatens all of us, survival of the fittest doesn't matter for us anymore.
(March 17, 2016 at 9:28 pm)truth_seeker Wrote:(March 17, 2016 at 9:26 pm)Little lunch Wrote: From a theist point of view, why not just kill all the babies before they sin so they can all go to heaven?
Because, from a theist point of view, the deity prohibits it and everybody must obey the deity.
Hold on. You're asking us why we won't sacrifice a completely disabled person in order to make life better for the others in the society "because we're out of resources, right?".
And I'm asking you, why won't you go sacrifice yourself by killing hundreds of newborn babies. They'll go to heaven and you'll go to hell, you're ruining your own life (1 person) but you're making life better for hundreds of others. Right?
