RE: Do my parents fear that I'll leave the faith?
December 28, 2017 at 6:16 am
(This post was last modified: December 28, 2017 at 6:54 am by Der/die AtheistIn.)
(December 27, 2017 at 7:02 pm)ShirkahnW Wrote: What do your parents believe in specifically? I found that in Germany ( i just assume that you are from germany because of your name) it depends a lot on what the people believe and how active they are in their religious community. If you could tell me that I am sure i can help you.
I'm from Romania, I used a german name because I learned german since preschool and I want to study in Vienna.
(December 28, 2017 at 2:24 am)Godscreated Wrote:(December 27, 2017 at 8:03 am)Die Atheistin Wrote: So making them mad and not going to college will make my life better?
They may but you can't know that for sure. Many have worked their way through college because they wanted the education, they didn't burden their parents with paying for college and I dare say there are those on this forum that have done the same thing.
DA Wrote:Do you think that we shouldn't lie because there is a daddy in the sky who watches us? Not all atheists are moral, but the ones who are use logic and empathy to determine their moral code, and I'm sure that moral christians use also these rather than the Bible.
What makes you believe logic and empathy will be a good moral guide. They neither one have authority nor substance. Christians who follow the moral code given by God through the Bible and heart do not go all wishy washy on their morality.
If you're doing good out of fear of punishment and for reward you lack empathy. And if you bring the argument that something is right because God said so, it means that you follow him without questions, just like sheep.
Good and evil are relative, sometimes you're forced to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.
Those who do such are not secure in their faith, those Christians who do good because it's the right thing to do have no fear of a punishment. Besides bad kids need a good spanking from time to time. Why would I need to question God, He is omniscient. He has the advantage of knowing all things that are good for us.
Your last statement is not a logical one, where did your logic go. If you always do good there is no reason to do wrong, you are just a little kid with much to learn about a world that is ready to chew you up.
So you admit that you lack empathy and logic. Good, the first to solving a problem is recognizing you have one.
"By simple common sense I don't believe in God, in none"
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin