Hi! I'm a theist, but I've always been curious about what atheists believe about life, origins, etc. I was wondering if some of you could answer some (really) basic questions for me:
How did the human race/world originate?
What, if any, intrinsic value do we have as a species (in other words, is there something special about human beings that makes us different from other species?)?
What meaning, if any, does life have?
Where, if anywhere, does the idea of right and wrong come from?
What happens to people when they die? Do they just cease to exist, or does something else happen (maybe an electric discharge that gets recycled somehow)?
Also, I was wondering a little how atheists feel about Christians (I know the party line I get from the churches in the Bible Belt where we live, but I wanted to talk to atheists themselves to see what they think).
Finally, I'm sure a lot of you have been approached by Christians to join their faith. What was your experience with that, and was anyone convincing?
These really are just curiosity questions. I've always been a theist, bit I have a lot of respect for atheists and have enjoyed talking with the (very) few I've met.
How did the human race/world originate?
What, if any, intrinsic value do we have as a species (in other words, is there something special about human beings that makes us different from other species?)?
What meaning, if any, does life have?
Where, if anywhere, does the idea of right and wrong come from?
What happens to people when they die? Do they just cease to exist, or does something else happen (maybe an electric discharge that gets recycled somehow)?
Also, I was wondering a little how atheists feel about Christians (I know the party line I get from the churches in the Bible Belt where we live, but I wanted to talk to atheists themselves to see what they think).
Finally, I'm sure a lot of you have been approached by Christians to join their faith. What was your experience with that, and was anyone convincing?
These really are just curiosity questions. I've always been a theist, bit I have a lot of respect for atheists and have enjoyed talking with the (very) few I've met.
