RE: Proof That the Bible Isn't the Word of God
January 28, 2013 at 5:11 pm
(This post was last modified: January 28, 2013 at 5:17 pm by Zone.)
(January 28, 2013 at 4:13 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: I was born in the west. Microsoft holds authority (2nd to atheism of course)
Ah now you see what you're doing there is confussing atheism with a religion. All it's really doing is saying "Hmmm that doesn't seem right to me." while not offering any alternative religious belief system or structure of any kind. Many atheists tend to assume that the universe just kind of formed the way it did due to some natural process without any intention and consciousness is an ephimenon of the brain. So no souls, reincarnation afterlives or anything like that but you don't really have to commit yourself to that, it just isn't something to concern yourself with either way. If you really want to get into hard naturalist metaphysics then I recommend some classic Epicurean philosophy.
(I would buy this but it's fricken £39.90 on Amazon)
It's optional though. Philosophical naturalism was originally "invented" to help people overcome their fear of death would you believe, without an afterlife you won't have anything to worry about beyond your life. But there could be something like a God or a life after death for all I know but I doubt it's anything we as humans at this point of history know about. I could be wrong but I don't think I am.