RE: Existentialism
March 22, 2022 at 10:48 am
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2022 at 10:55 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Interestingly enough, the majority of the atheists here never give a single thought to eradicating religion. That's just a few of us. I think about it from time to time - though I'm actually a big fan of religion, and while an unimpeded or less impeded scientific march might be a pleasant side effect - I wouldn't consider it the main objective to or benefit of eradicating religion. A religion of nature explicitly based on scientific inquiry is a possibility...so, you know, more than one way to skin a cat.
Existentialism is a handy ally in that objective, though. Rejecting the (purportedly) objective claims made by religion on principle would be the eradication of religion, of any kind, in and of itself.
Broadly speaking, from long personal experience - anecdote at the bottom...and conceeding that this may be a rarified bunch of heathens not in any way representative of atheism at large - this bunch agrees with a ton of existential premises, rejects objectivism in a great many contexts, and understands provisional certifications of knowledge. Trying to save you time and frustration.
Existentialism is a handy ally in that objective, though. Rejecting the (purportedly) objective claims made by religion on principle would be the eradication of religion, of any kind, in and of itself.
Broadly speaking, from long personal experience - anecdote at the bottom...and conceeding that this may be a rarified bunch of heathens not in any way representative of atheism at large - this bunch agrees with a ton of existential premises, rejects objectivism in a great many contexts, and understands provisional certifications of knowledge. Trying to save you time and frustration.
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