RE: Maximizing Moral Virtue
June 5, 2022 at 11:30 am
(This post was last modified: June 5, 2022 at 11:48 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 4, 2022 at 5:49 am)h311inac311 Wrote: You have no soulGot me there, ofc..neither do theists. Personally, I think this one's a wash, whether we do or don't have souls we all do -or- don't regardless of belief.
Quote:no purpose (beyond the purpose that you create for yourself)Incorrect. I was born with purpose, raised in purpose, assumed purpose, swore to purpose, and have been given purpose. Frankly, it's a lot to juggle my various responsibilities and duties.
Quote:and your life ultimately has no meaning as you are just a random cosmic accident.Incorrect. You could only mean god-meaning (but like a soul, that would be a wash, we either do or don't have god meaning together regardless of belief). At the risk of simply repeating the above, I've lived a life filled with meaning. Additionally..I'm sure there was quite a bit of volition and intent involved in making me - but I'm sure glad I don't remember it all. One moment in particular.
Quote:A mere product of natural selection and sexual bias.Incorrect. I'm that, ofc, but also so much more. A product of a culture, a product of a time, a product of literature and music. A product of experience and of hope and of endless traveling..... so on and so forth...etc...etc......etc......
So, if these would be the problems with atheism...... then np, right? Let me ask you this, since we've reached this point. Is your summary of the problems with atheism, above, a product of any ideology that maximizes moral virtue, in your estimation? Is this the fruit...? Who's the nihilist? The person who sees value and meaning in life, or the person who asserts that there is none in life, rather...it must be artificially produced by some god or a held belief in the same?
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