RE: Immoral atheists
July 3, 2013 at 7:26 pm
(This post was last modified: July 3, 2013 at 7:27 pm by Inigo.)
(July 3, 2013 at 7:11 pm)Ryantology Wrote: What if that husband never actually existed except in her own mind? That's a better analogy considering where you're obviously going with this.
It wouldn't be impossible to tell a half-truth and let her know that he did not ever express the desire that she forego all other relationships for his sake, without mentioning the fact that he didn't love her. She can hold onto what is only a harmless misconception while still having the ability to enjoy her life as she should.
Believing in a fictional God is not the problem with theists, really. It's when belief in a fictional god inspires real-world consequences that it becomes a problem.
Make him a figment of her imagination then. The distress will be the same - worse perhaps.
Anyway, you agree then - you agree it would be immoral and misguided to tell her? That what one should do - what a decent person would do - is challenge her evidence that he did not wish her to engage in other relationships rather than challenge the very existence of him/their relationship.
(July 3, 2013 at 7:14 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: I would tell her. I would tell anyone the truth for the simple reason that I would want to know the truth in their positions.
I think someone like that is a git.
