(September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm)danidare13 Wrote: Hey everyone I am doing a interview on an Atheist for one of my classes so if you guys could answer these questions the best you could that would be greatI am a Christian and I am trying to have a better understanding of what you believe. The longer the answer the better! (These were the questions my teacher gave me to ask).
1. What is prime reality? (What is real)?
What do you mean by prime? Do you mean to ask of what we are most sure? Too vague.
(September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm)danidare13 Wrote: 2. What is the nature of external reality, that is, the world around us?
It is outside us. It is natural.
(September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm)danidare13 Wrote: 3. What is a human being?
Featherless biped? Naked ape? Certainly a mammal. Say more.
(September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm)danidare13 Wrote: 4. What happens to a person at death?
I've heard we die.
(September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm)danidare13 Wrote: 5. Why is it possible to know anything at all?
Does anyone think they know the answer to this question? Don't you mean "how" is it possible? "Why" just begs the god question too much.
(September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm)danidare13 Wrote: 6. How do we know what is right and wrong?
Hint: the answer isn't in the big book of jewish folktales.
(September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm)danidare13 Wrote: 7. What is the meaning of human history?
Oh I suspect we could find more than one meaning.
(September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm)danidare13 Wrote: 8. What personal, life orienting core commitments are consistent with this world view? (What do you do for your religion).
You do know what "atheist" means, don't you? (We don't have a religion.)
