(October 12, 2016 at 12:40 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I guess I fail to see how believing in a bearded man in the sky that created Tay-Sachs disease, filarial worms and cancer in children just to test us for something he should already know is any more hopeful than recognizing life has no real purpose.When you think about it, it's only the atheist who has the freedom to give purpose to his life. What does the theist say to all the horrors you mentioned? He says it doesn't matter because god has a plan. In other words, he renders this life of no consequence and falls back on that discredited philosophy the ends justify the means.
One life on Earth is better than two in Heaven.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
