(November 14, 2016 at 2:28 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Yeah I guess I'd care to know it .. as you say .. at least in the sense of wanting to know truly how things stand.
I think what everyone is reacting to is the idea that we'd want to behave in ways prescribed by the bible if it were known a creator god were real. [1] You haven't specified what if any link there might be between a creator God's existence and the degree to which any of the Christian mythology being its accurate reflection. [2]
But if we go down the road of what if everything your lot believes is a exactly right what would we do? Let's just say we'd cross that river when we get to it. It's no where in sight now. Whether one would comply with any 'commandments' when one is free to do otherwise is still an open question. [3]
1) Ya I get that. I don't think we are anywhere close to making mutual sense out of those sorts of claims.
2) That is correct. I have yet to do this. The question as posed, however, leaves room for a lot of "playing along" on the part of the atheist. "Why should I care?" is basically asking, "Supposing what you say about god is true, what difference would it make for me?" Edward John went straight for the eternal jugular, and told you that the difference is that you go to hell. I'm opting for a different approach.
3) Oh ya you got it. See #2
