RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
October 28, 2021 at 7:07 pm
(This post was last modified: October 28, 2021 at 7:14 pm by Simon Moon.)
(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?
That's what you got out of my post?
That it is a competition? Wow...
You don't think there are major advantages to having an internal model of reality, that maps as closely as possible to actual reality?
Like, oh I don't know...
Choosing actual life saving medicine over homeopathy.
Like choosing actual cancer treatments instead of being scammed by 'psychic surgeons'.
Like making life changing decisions on actual evidence instead of Tarot card readings.
I am not saying you do these things, but, if you don't want to have as many true beliefs, and eliminate as many false beliefs, why wouldn't you do those things? What is preventing you from doing them, if you are not basing your decisions, at least somewhat, on true beliefs?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
