(December 19, 2011 at 12:27 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: Ok, in all seriousness I believe in an objective physical reality that exists regardless of how I feel about it. Our perception of that objective reality, i.e. morality, taste, touch, emotion, law, dictionary definitions, etc. are all subjective and are only important to us as defined by us.
I agree with you that any person that believes in objective morality, objective truth, or any other objective judgment call that requires intelligence cannot rationally call themselves an atheist. That is not to say that morality does not exist; it does exist by fiat from human conciousness. It is not objective, but we can still make moral decisions based on an arrived at norm defined by the society in which we live.
Amkerman's biggest issue is how he embeds his claims into convenient context. Of course, another issue is the fact that he sees his context as superseding all others in its claim on logic and reality. Subjectively (to himself), he is amazing. Subjectively (to me), he is nuts.
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