(September 10, 2011 at 12:10 pm)StatCrux Wrote: At last an attempt to answer the question. He would simply respond by saying that you're making the assumption that the welfare of others makes any difference to him or his family, he's quite happy living in that kind of world, thats how it is, survival of the fittest, why should he care about the welfare of others, they are merely evolved machines just trying to survive, of no consequence to his well being or his families. Nothing wrong with that is there?
Why would he respond that way? Atheists don't necessarily think "survival of the fittest" applies to everyday life. Shit, I bet there are atheists who have never even heard the term.
Besides, the whole pretense is flawed. Dude kills people, I don't have to convince him that my morals are the right way to go. All I have to do is call the cops. You're essentially making the presupposition that atheists are trying to convince other people to believe their personal system of morals is right. While that may be true for some atheists, it doesn't apply to most. If I knew that guy, I wouldn't try to convince him of anything. I would report him to the authorities, lock my doors until he is arrested and move on with my life. Luckily, the cops tend to have the same morals as I do in regard to murder and theft.
