The End Game of Atheism

[DeistPaladin]

Evolution has an end goal, which I understand to be that humans, or whatever orgasm beats us there, become transcended "godlike" beings that shed these mortal bodies and live as immortals.

Perhaps that is the end goal of Atheism? If you stray onto the religious path your evolutionary journey will be abruptly halted by the taint of religion, and your great, great, great, great, etc, grandchildren will never know the eternal bliss of godhood.

Does that make sense?

Evolution, at least from my layman's understanding, says only two things:

1. Life is observed to change over time.
2. Traits better suited to a specific environment are more likely to get passed on. Consequently, the changes mentioned in part 1 are more likely to be suited to a given environment.

It is not a religion. It is not a political ideology. It is not a philosophy. It is not a system of morality. Like all science, it is simply a study of what is (not what ought to be).

Which part would you dispute?

Life does change over time. It's why we need new flu shots. It's why we have dogs as pets (we, as humans, bred them from wolves). It's why horse-breeding is a pastime in my state. It's why your children won't be carbon copies of you, though they may share a lot of your traits.

If you acknowledge that life changes over time, doesn't point 2 follow logically?

Above all, please remember that science isn't about what ought to be. It simply studies what is. If you want to talk about what we as humans ought to do, that's the domain of philosophy.