RE: The difference between ethical atheism and nihlism is that ethical atheists have more faith
March 1, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Most atheists (if they do chose a specific philosophy) will pick from nihilism or existentialism (or some mixture). I identify with existentialism.
Also, are you assuming that morals are universal. They are very much NOT. It's a cultural thing and humans are very cultural. There is no "assigned worth". In fact, most people only think humans are so great because we are humans (and we think we're sooooo smart and unique). Dolphins show signs of communication (although we're not sure if they have actual language), they have names (that they give to each other and identify with), culture, their own sense of dolphin-y morality (such as murdering pedophiles) and they are self-aware. What makes humans better than dolphins?
Also, are you assuming that morals are universal. They are very much NOT. It's a cultural thing and humans are very cultural. There is no "assigned worth". In fact, most people only think humans are so great because we are humans (and we think we're sooooo smart and unique). Dolphins show signs of communication (although we're not sure if they have actual language), they have names (that they give to each other and identify with), culture, their own sense of dolphin-y morality (such as murdering pedophiles) and they are self-aware. What makes humans better than dolphins?
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