(May 11, 2013 at 1:13 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: To me this is an example of atheism NOT facing reality, i.e. the logical conclusions of its own premise. Without grounding in a fundamental justification for meaning, the attempt to find solace in some proximate meaning ends in futility (if you actually think it through). Like naked mole-rats, eating their own shit, atheists remain blind to their own cosmic nihilism, the void that devours the very substance of meaning itself.
So, what is facing reality, then? Arrogantly believing that a god has a special place in the universe just for you simply because you are incapable of discovering meaning without it?
The more you post things like this, the more I am convinced that you turned to Christianity, not out of believing you discovered the truth, but because you were unable to cope with an existential crisis on your own.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
