1. What is the predominate belief of your family and friends?
Both my family and friends consists of mainly christians.
2. What is your general location? (If U.S. please use northwest, northeast, etc.)
Singapore (Southeast Asia)
3. Have you changed your beliefs in the past?
I was brought up as a Roman Catholic, but I became an atheist since 9. However, I only began to get out of the closet at age 15.
4. What is your highest level of education?
I am currently studying in college.
Cosmology/Physics:
5. Many people have argued that the “big bang” implies a finite universe. Some people (myself included) believe that a finite universe tends to have more theistic leanings. How would you respond to this?
I believe that we are one of many universes.
6. If you have not already answered above- do you believe in a finite or eternal universe?
7. How would you respond to the fine tuning argument?
By the principle of mediocrity.
Biology:
8. Do you believe in IDT (Intelligent Design Theory), TOE (Theory of Evolution), or other? (Seems like a weird question but there are some atheists that believe that we were designed by aliens)
I accept the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.
9. Based on the question above, what would you say are the general points that back up your belief in this?
Fossil record, continental distribution, artificial selection, lab experiments etc
10. How does a belief in [response above] relate to an atheist/agnostic belief?
If our origins can be explained in a naturalistic way then I believe the origins of the universe can be explained in a naturalistic way too.
Other:
11. Do you believe that morals are relative/preference? Please Explain
Yes. Morality is by no means a creation of any divine being, but rather that of cultures. This, in turn, originates from evolutionary psychology, where
"altruistic" (note the inverted commas) genes are favoured in complex organisms due to the importance of corporative behavior.
12. Is your belief partly due to something that you may not be able to explain to others?
I don't have any beliefs in the supernatural.
Both my family and friends consists of mainly christians.
2. What is your general location? (If U.S. please use northwest, northeast, etc.)
Singapore (Southeast Asia)
3. Have you changed your beliefs in the past?
I was brought up as a Roman Catholic, but I became an atheist since 9. However, I only began to get out of the closet at age 15.
4. What is your highest level of education?
I am currently studying in college.
Cosmology/Physics:
5. Many people have argued that the “big bang” implies a finite universe. Some people (myself included) believe that a finite universe tends to have more theistic leanings. How would you respond to this?
I believe that we are one of many universes.
6. If you have not already answered above- do you believe in a finite or eternal universe?
7. How would you respond to the fine tuning argument?
By the principle of mediocrity.
Biology:
8. Do you believe in IDT (Intelligent Design Theory), TOE (Theory of Evolution), or other? (Seems like a weird question but there are some atheists that believe that we were designed by aliens)
I accept the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.
9. Based on the question above, what would you say are the general points that back up your belief in this?
Fossil record, continental distribution, artificial selection, lab experiments etc
10. How does a belief in [response above] relate to an atheist/agnostic belief?
If our origins can be explained in a naturalistic way then I believe the origins of the universe can be explained in a naturalistic way too.
Other:
11. Do you believe that morals are relative/preference? Please Explain
Yes. Morality is by no means a creation of any divine being, but rather that of cultures. This, in turn, originates from evolutionary psychology, where
"altruistic" (note the inverted commas) genes are favoured in complex organisms due to the importance of corporative behavior.
12. Is your belief partly due to something that you may not be able to explain to others?
I don't have any beliefs in the supernatural.
