(March 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm)Edward Wrote: Atheism: If we truly adopted it, we would have human-controlled evolution, world dictatorship, and a kind of communism that would make Stalinism pale in comparison.
I say this because atheism removes "inailienable rights endowed by a Creator." It also, ultimately, destroys existential meaning which is necessary for human psychology. Without that meaning coming from religious ideas, the state would have to provide it in an extreme form of ...from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
No, no, no!
Atheism doesn't have anything to say about politics. Although it would remove the "inalienable rights from god", it wouldn't remove our evolved sense of morality. I don't believe in a god, but this doesn't make me want to take people's rights away. The argument you make is non sequitar. Atheism would just take god, heaven, hell, souls, prayers, etc, out of the legal system. It wouldn't destroy our built-up morality necessarily.
Human controlled evolution is not a bad thing! And although it isn't a goal of atheism, I do agree under an atheist administration it would be more likely to happen. What's wrong with it though? I mean seriously. Being able to enhance our species in ways which make us less susceptible to diseases, less susceptible to depression, less likely to develop chronic back pains. All of these advancements would be beneficial as far as I can see.
As far as dictatorship goes, this doesn't follow from atheism. As far as communism goes, this doesn't follow from atheism.
edward Wrote:Christianity, however, taken to its extreme would lead to a kind of anarchy where everyone loved one another as much as they loved themselves, and there would be no positions of authority or leadership. Everyone would be everyone's leader. I would not see, for instance, Tiberius, or Kyu, as other than myself. I would see them as part of myself and I would be part of them in their opinion. Everyone would do for each other and the human race would move toward a union with God.
By what definition of christianity is this achieved? For it seems in contrast to many teachings of the bible. And which bible interpretation will be taken? A fundementalist view will end our research in biology, geology, cosmology, etc, as the facts don't fit the fiction. If it's a non-literal interpretation, who's metaphorical interpretation is to be accepted as the truth? You'll have to make that clarification before the system can be accurately judged.
