I recently read Michel Onfray's book :"The Atheist Manifesto". It is a great book and one idea really sticks with me. Onfray asserts that much of secular thought is simply christian without reference to God. He calls for a fresh look at the human condition devoid of all past ties to the theist world view. Morality, philosophy , pleasure divested of the baggage of the tyrant gods.
So , I ask you to pretend we are freshly new without knowledge of monotheism , the Golden Rule , life after death, woman as a lesser creature. What sort of fun , pleasurable , joyful life can we conceive of? What matters to you?
Gastronomy, wine and social gatherings based on these two.
Sex for pleasure with full awareness of the risks attached.
Politics for individual liberty with a concern for the common good.
Social mores such as marriage open to creativity as long as no one gets hurt.
So , I ask you to pretend we are freshly new without knowledge of monotheism , the Golden Rule , life after death, woman as a lesser creature. What sort of fun , pleasurable , joyful life can we conceive of? What matters to you?
Gastronomy, wine and social gatherings based on these two.
Sex for pleasure with full awareness of the risks attached.
Politics for individual liberty with a concern for the common good.
Social mores such as marriage open to creativity as long as no one gets hurt.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!
