How did the human race/world originate?
Evolution, and the accretion of solar material in a nebula, according t my best understanding.
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?)?
There is (perhaps) something special in us, that we can acquire, store, and pass on knowledge. At least, we're a lot better at it than any other creature we've studied. Does that make us intrinsically more valuable? I would guess not.
What meaning, if any, does life have?
Whatever meaning you decide it has.
Where, if anywhere, does the idea of right and wrong come from?
People.
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)?
We rot, and return to that which we came.
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).
I think most Christians are decent human beings, in spite of the deceptively malicious nature of their religion.
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?
I have not had much experience with it, in truth. Though, it does seem to happen on here several times per day.
Evolution, and the accretion of solar material in a nebula, according t my best understanding.
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?)?
There is (perhaps) something special in us, that we can acquire, store, and pass on knowledge. At least, we're a lot better at it than any other creature we've studied. Does that make us intrinsically more valuable? I would guess not.
What meaning, if any, does life have?
Whatever meaning you decide it has.
Where, if anywhere, does the idea of right and wrong come from?
People.
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)?
We rot, and return to that which we came.
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).
I think most Christians are decent human beings, in spite of the deceptively malicious nature of their religion.
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?
I have not had much experience with it, in truth. Though, it does seem to happen on here several times per day.
