(December 17, 2018 at 3:31 pm)Agnostico Wrote: Briefly. Knowledge is ultimate. Then there is thought.
Belief holds little value to me.
Othere interesting topics like desire and off course morality are interesting to me at the moment
It's not an attack or criticism. It's just my mindset
Wen I was transitioning from catholic up bringing to atheism to agnosticism my focus was on the question of God.
I would see this topic of morality but found it hard to comprehend.
So I went over with my shovel and started digging. The surface was so hard so I gave up.
Next time I went with some hand tools. Chisels, sledge hammers, demo gear. I tried and tried to demolish the surface but made little impact. So I walked away.
Next time I went there with a jack hammer. Still nothing. I think I tried about 8 times to crack the surface. Each time using bigger equipment and more machinery.
Then one day while I was digging BANG. On of my excavators fell onto the ground. I cracked the surface. Underneath was softer sediment. Morality then opened up and became so intense to me that the God question sits back there somewhere now.
That's not an argument or criticism just an account of my struggle's with morality. Any thoughts welcomed and appreciated
I think your struggle may have been due to using the wrong tools. Next time, try a fret hammer and a camel's hair brush.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson