RE: The Sects of Atheism
November 1, 2021 at 10:30 pm
(This post was last modified: November 1, 2021 at 11:34 pm by vulcanlogician.)
(November 1, 2021 at 6:28 pm)GaryAnderson Wrote: Thank you. You sound like a true atheist,
Thank you. I try.
Quote:but I’m waiting for one here to give me the correct answer.
Well, if you have the correct answer, spit it out. Don't keep us in suspense.
Quote:I am going to call this sect “The Meat Machines”. Meat Machines are basically people whose value is just that. Meat. We will get to this later.
Nobody here believes that. (Except maybe The Valkyrie.)
Quote:Your answer on soul, skirts on philosophy though and based on your position as “lack of belief” you shouldn’t delve into any philosophy. Do you agree/disagree with this?
Ummm. I disagree. Because a philosopher is someone who tries to understand reality. Not someone who has the correct answer. Not someone who "knows things" or "believes things." In fact a famous adage of an almost-universally revered philosopher (Socrates) is "The only thing I know is that I don't know." Tracing the line from ignorance to knowledge is what a philosopher tries to do. You do that by discarding assumptions and starting from scratch. Not by assuming things.
Also, I have beliefs. Just not god-beliefs. I believe I'm sitting on a chair right now. I believe my front porch light is on. I'm agnostic about God. Not everything.