(November 12, 2017 at 6:51 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(November 10, 2017 at 11:28 am)Rhondazvous Wrote: A. a christian who believes god wants them to go the extra mile to be kind to everyone, even if just as an evangelism tool or to win goody points in heaven.
B. an atheist who's a cynical curmudgeon who thinks since he doesn't believe in god, he has no reason to act morally or be nice.
Choice B is describing a nihilist, not an atheist.
Technically, that's true. But as a practical matter the philosophical positions presented by 90% of AF atheists are nihilistic so it is fair to generalize. Personally, I believe that all atheistic philosophy is ultimately nihilistic or at least I haven't yet seen one that doesn't devolve into nihilism upon close scrutiny.


