RE: atheist parents
January 7, 2012 at 5:23 am
(This post was last modified: January 7, 2012 at 5:41 am by twocompulsive.)
I do not have any children but
what we teach them should also
apply to adults too. I have two basic
and inviolable absolutes which we all
should employ and without any exception
The invocation of The Golden Rule which pre
dates Christianity even though it was advocated
by Jesus himself. Now forget about any philosophical
objections : this is the moral foundation for how we should
live our life. Second fundamental is the way we reference our
reality. We should learn to question everything and accept nothing
and not be worried about consequences either. For the greats did that
Galileo - Copernicus - Newton - Darwin - Einstein - as they were not afraid
to contemplate that which was not accepted - they challenged convention and
we are all the better for it but we also need to understand that logic and reason the
tools of objective inquiry are not perfect but they are the best we have none the less so
need to use then anyway. But also remember we are nothing at the end of the day in cosmic
terms : the Universe cares not a jot about us so the sooner we understand that the better. Socrates
once said he knew nothing and we need to remember that we have limitations to our capabilities but can
still strive to improve ourselves both intellectually and morally. That is what we need to reference and pass to
our offspring : helping our fellow man and seeking knowledge - these two should be the universal standard : end of
[ I have just read your post aleialoura and we think exactly the same - you and I share some deep truth man so welcome ]
what we teach them should also
apply to adults too. I have two basic
and inviolable absolutes which we all
should employ and without any exception
The invocation of The Golden Rule which pre
dates Christianity even though it was advocated
by Jesus himself. Now forget about any philosophical
objections : this is the moral foundation for how we should
live our life. Second fundamental is the way we reference our
reality. We should learn to question everything and accept nothing
and not be worried about consequences either. For the greats did that
Galileo - Copernicus - Newton - Darwin - Einstein - as they were not afraid
to contemplate that which was not accepted - they challenged convention and
we are all the better for it but we also need to understand that logic and reason the
tools of objective inquiry are not perfect but they are the best we have none the less so
need to use then anyway. But also remember we are nothing at the end of the day in cosmic
terms : the Universe cares not a jot about us so the sooner we understand that the better. Socrates
once said he knew nothing and we need to remember that we have limitations to our capabilities but can
still strive to improve ourselves both intellectually and morally. That is what we need to reference and pass to
our offspring : helping our fellow man and seeking knowledge - these two should be the universal standard : end of
[ I have just read your post aleialoura and we think exactly the same - you and I share some deep truth man so welcome ]
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN
