RE: Atheists Wager
December 11, 2012 at 8:34 am
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2012 at 8:35 am by CliveStaples.)
(December 11, 2012 at 8:27 am)Gooders1002 Wrote: I am talking about after all, being Kind and given somebody money to buy drugs is of course a bad thing, it all about being relive.
When I say Good: It means helping people improve their life in some way (even if it's only temporary). Example: feeding the homeless or cheering somebody up/
When it talks about being bad: It means you're having a negative effect on somebody's life in some way (even if it's only temporary). Example: Stealing something or hurting somebody because you can.
Right, but how do you know that you should do "Good" things and refrain from doing "bad" things? How do you know that you're not supposed to steal or hurt others?
Remember, atheists rely only on evidence. What scientific proof do you have that you shouldn't hurt others?
Quote:Do you seriously want me to answer that? Would you like a negative outcome happen to you?
Probably not, but I might also want to steal my neighbor's car. I might want not to get caught by the police; I might want to kill or intimidate any witnesses into remaining silent.
And what does it matter what I would like to happen to myself?
“The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.”
