RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
October 28, 2021 at 6:30 pm
(This post was last modified: October 28, 2021 at 6:35 pm by Spongebob.)
(October 28, 2021 at 6:24 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(October 28, 2021 at 5:52 pm)Ahriman Wrote: You really think you're better than someone who believes in God? Why?
So, earlier you made it clear that you do not understand epistemology (beliefs, facts, knowledge).
And now you make if clear that you do not understand what intellectual honesty and integrity mean, either.
It would be nice if you actually acknowledged when someone correctly pointed out when you wrong on a certain point. But then, that would require...wait for it....intellectual honesty.
If you ask any of us atheists here, if we want to be corrected if we have a false or unsupported belief, and universally, we will answer, yes.
I want to have as many true beliefs, and eliminate as many false beliefs as possible.
Why don't you?
Best I can understand is that Ahriman is not intelligent and has stated that himself more than once. Apparently he also has no desire to be more intelligent and so convinces himself that being ignorant is a virtue and being intelligent is bad. This is also something he has stated himself. He actually said he'd rather be lucky and dumb than smart. Strange, but true. Please, Ahriman, correct me if I misstated your position on this.
(October 28, 2021 at 6:28 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(October 28, 2021 at 6:24 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: So, earlier you made it clear that you do not understand epistemology (beliefs, facts, knowledge).Because who cares? Is life a contest to see who has the most "true" beliefs?
And now you make if clear that you do not understand what intellectual honesty and integrity mean, either.
It would be nice if you actually acknowledged when someone correctly pointed out when you wrong on a certain point. But then, that would require...wait for it....intellectual honesty.
If you ask any of us atheists here, if we want to be corrected if we have a false or unsupported belief, and universally, we will answer, yes.
I want to have as many true beliefs, and eliminate as many false beliefs as possible.
Why don't you?
His meaning in this should be obvious. Knowing things is a good thing, not a bad thing. When we know something, we can use that information to better ourselves and others.
Example: people once believed that disease was the result of god's dissatisfaction with something we did. Germ theory made this belief obsolete. Armed with the correct information about what causes disease, scientists have developed treatments for lots of things that used to kill people. So wouldn't you say it's generally good to know things?
Why is it so?
~Julius Sumner Miller
~Julius Sumner Miller