(March 8, 2010 at 9:46 pm)objectivitees Wrote: I asked you about Atheism as a philosophy of life.
Atheism is not a philosophy of life, sir. You will not find in any philosophical literature—not even in theistic scholarship—the notion that atheism is a philosophy of life. That is a vacuous canard which fails to square with reality. Atheism is a presupposition that informs a philosophy of life (e.g., secular humanism, nihilism, etc.), but is not itself a philosophy of life.
And you are not likely to find an atheist more patient and open-minded than Tiberius, so perhaps you might consider losing your egregious attitude and try fostering the "honest conversation" you wish for.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)