RE: Discipline/lack of and atheism
June 12, 2017 at 11:48 am
(This post was last modified: June 12, 2017 at 11:40 pm by Whateverist.)
(June 12, 2017 at 9:17 am)Adventurer Wrote: I'm doing fine, currently studying architecture post-graduate. I'm on holidays currently so I'm working on portfolios, internet-surfing and indulging in other kinds of creative works. Having learnt my lessons for showing my interests and creative works to some members of this forum, a moderator included, i.e. SteelCurtain, who seemed to joke to a hellish extent about plagiarising and selling copies of my novels or so - coupled with my inability to discern dry humour from genuine claims and in tonal comprehension due to my hearing disability (whilst English is my first language), I can no longer be confident in sharing with anyone, yourself included, Whateverist on what I'm up to, creatively wise. For trust to build up, I need to get to know someone personally very well and after years of interactions.
Anyways, when you mentioned human agendas, I guess it's your humanism, yes? I like humanism, which is inherently atheistic but with a difference - ethical conduct, willingness to adhere to the Golden Rule and philanthropic dealings. I've always firmly believed in cooperation over competition which is why I've ambivalent attitudes towards capitalism and anarchy whilst pioneering a new kind of state that strikes the balance in between.
Oh yeah, meant to address my bolded above. Not really. Beyond child rearing (and perhaps finishing up in some philosophy classes), I find an obsession with morality to be unnatural, unnecessary and not useful .. except in conflict mediation. But only in actual instances of conflict. A pastime devoted to elaborating a moral system capable of settling all possible conflicts is a waste of time in my opinion. Life is short, I prefer to live it rather than developing a decision tree to make my participation unnecessary. (FYI, I was a philosophy major so my stance is not uninformed.)
However, that doesn't mean that I can't respect someone who disagrees with me about this. I mean, some people cheerfully devote huge tracts of time to completing crossword puzzles. I myself whittle away precious hours playing lots of card games with the wifey. I just don't think I'm doing anything important for mankind while so doing. But in terms of what one is drawn to do for personal amusement, I have no judgement.