RE: *trigger warning* What if atheism's not all it seems?
December 27, 2017 at 3:02 am
(This post was last modified: December 27, 2017 at 3:33 am by surreptitious57.)
I am an apatheist and so it makes no difference to me whether or not God actually exists. Because either way it is not something that I have any control over. I am
atheist rather than agnostic though because there is precisely zero evidence for God and evidence is the basis upon which I decide whether or not something exists
Rationalism and reasoning are not cold and harsh but methods of explanation. Mathematics and physics and chemistry and biology are not cold and harsh either but subjects that enhance
our knowledge and understanding. Applying emotional language to evidence and proof based disciplines is committing a category error. Good and bad do exist but they have nothing to do
with these subjects. Me being interested in mathematics and physics does not mean that I cannot also be a good person. Knowledge acquisition and moral being are not mutually exclusive
atheist rather than agnostic though because there is precisely zero evidence for God and evidence is the basis upon which I decide whether or not something exists
PhilosophicalZebra Wrote:I want to make one more point : if you are to fully embrace the cold harshness of rationalism and scientific reasoning as a guide
for your philosophical views you must see that in doing this you also accept that in nature there are no concepts of good or bad
Rationalism and reasoning are not cold and harsh but methods of explanation. Mathematics and physics and chemistry and biology are not cold and harsh either but subjects that enhance
our knowledge and understanding. Applying emotional language to evidence and proof based disciplines is committing a category error. Good and bad do exist but they have nothing to do
with these subjects. Me being interested in mathematics and physics does not mean that I cannot also be a good person. Knowledge acquisition and moral being are not mutually exclusive
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN