RE: Questions for Atheists
February 3, 2014 at 3:49 pm
(This post was last modified: February 3, 2014 at 3:50 pm by Mister Agenda.)
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: Hello, I'm new to this, and I have a few questions for a project at school. If I could get someone's views on these topics, it would be MUCH appreciated!
I suppose it's not your fault your school gave you terrible questions. Welcome.
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is the origin of the universe and man?
That's two questions with radically different answers and your best bet to get a handle on them is to find out what scientists in the relevant fields have to say on the subject.
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is the purpose of mankind?
We determine our own purpose.
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is satisfaction and how do I obtain it?
The dictionary definition of satisfaction answers both of these questions: fulfillment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What has gone wrong with the world? (Why is there evil in the world - Why do bad things happen to good people)?
Why wouldn't bad things happen go good people?
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is the solution to the problems we face? (what happens when I fail and how do I make things right)
It's silly to think there could be some sort of one-size-fits-all solution to the myriad of problems people face. The solution to a problem is whatever overcomes that particular problem.
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What is right and wrong? (is moral truth absolute or relative)
What's good for us as human beings is right, and what's bad for us is wrong. It's not absolute, but it's not entirely subjective either.
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: Is there a universal moral law?
It's never right to use living human infants as hockey pucks just for the fun of it.
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What happens at death?
We stop being alive.
(February 2, 2014 at 5:15 pm)emmawheeler Wrote: What does atheism do with the person of Jesus?
'Atheism' isn't something that does stuff with things. I suppose what a lot of atheists do with the person of Jesus is wonder what all the fuss is about.
