(March 14, 2019 at 4:32 am)Catharsis Wrote: Questions people who believe answer with God.
- Howcome we are here?
- Who should we serve?
- Who cares for us?
My question is; how do you, as an atheist, answer these questions?
How is it you live fine without assuming Thor is the cause of lightening?
How is it you live fine without believing in Apollo?
What should be so frightening to you if you realized there is no afterlife or sky hero? Were you frightened of your pre life when you did not exist 4 billion years ago?
I answer reality, as a natural, not a super natural process. I also don't insert a cockroach god in to explain why cockroaches exist.
Cognition in evolutionary biology is an emergent property, not a super natural starting point.
I am fine knowing I am a mere temporary blip in a 13.8 billion year old universe. I am fine knowing the universe does not care about me. I still value the time I have here and now while I am alive. I simply do not assign any of this to old mythology or to the super natural.
Life is explained by evolution. The universe is explained by astrophysics, cosmic microwave background radiation, and even quantum physics.
Life and the universe have lots of awesome things and beautiful things in it to ponder and study. But it also is very hostile and violent too. I still value the good and beauty in it. I simply do not assign any of it to magic.
