(February 22, 2012 at 12:04 am)AndrewT Wrote: I am a Roman Catholic and I have friends who are atheist, and quite a few for very good reasons considering the hypocrisy and failures of the Church at large. I have one friend in particular that i am trying to find a "healthy" atheist communities or phylosopher for to help him find his own meaning with out needing to use or convert to Christianity. Who are the more renowned atheist philosophers who have made moves toward a framework that helps a person struggling to find meaning to life?
I'm touched by your tolerance and your concern to help your friend with out exploiting what you perceive to be his need to win a convert for your religion. I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions to recommend, but I'm very interested in discovering what is meaningful and in understanding our nature as human beings. For me, this must be a personal journey and not a question of affiliation. [/quote]
(February 22, 2012 at 12:04 am)AndrewT Wrote: I want to make a very superficial observation about this community. It seems you spend more time trying to convince each other of that God does not exist than working through issues of meaning with each other. If you don't believe in God then fine, ignore us and the insecure idiots that call themselves Christians and work with each other to demonstrate the relevance of your philosophy.
I sometimes feel like I'm in an echo chamber here too. A lot of the preaching to the choir no doubt stems from people working out resentments arising from being brought up in religious settings not of their choosing. If there are some chips on some shoulders, that is to be expected. If they cannot express that here, then where?
However, I don't ultimately enjoy those sorts of cathartic exchanges. You should stick around and discuss what you find meaningful .. minus the bible verses of course. Meaty questions are always welcome.
