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Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
(October 28, 2021 at 7:11 pm)Ahriman Wrote:
(October 28, 2021 at 7:07 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: 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?
What are those "advantages"

I edited my post to add more.

See my additions above.

But I could come up with pages more.

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.
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you? - by Simon Moon - October 28, 2021 at 7:19 pm

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