RE: Argument against atheism
December 18, 2011 at 7:31 pm
(This post was last modified: December 18, 2011 at 7:34 pm by amkerman.)
otana: "it's what I do with this existence that matters" . That may be what you believe but that may not be true, and it certainly can not be actually true from an honestly atheistic viewpoint. I have repeatedly acknowledged that my argument may be wrong. No one has presented me with any logical basis for me to believe that it is wrong, however.
Truth, if truth exists, exists apart from personal morality, or else truth is just a figment of human consciousness. If you believe that truth exists apart from human consciousness or morality, then you can not correctly call yourself an atheist. It would be a belief that consciousness is a primary function of the universe, which would most correctly be termed a belief in "God".
i can not prove that consciousness is a primary function of the universe, I have never claimed that I could. that is what I believe. if you don't its fine, but you logically you then you shouldn't believe in objective morality or truth.
Truth, if truth exists, exists apart from personal morality, or else truth is just a figment of human consciousness. If you believe that truth exists apart from human consciousness or morality, then you can not correctly call yourself an atheist. It would be a belief that consciousness is a primary function of the universe, which would most correctly be termed a belief in "God".
i can not prove that consciousness is a primary function of the universe, I have never claimed that I could. that is what I believe. if you don't its fine, but you logically you then you shouldn't believe in objective morality or truth.