(March 2, 2014 at 2:09 pm)max-greece Wrote: Why would it be an admission?
Why do you assume it is the only position an atheist might hold?
Why do you think "a point" is the be all and end all?
After you've answered those here's a few more:
How does having "a point" relate to freedom?
Suppose you've got "the point" wrong - assuming there is one?
What does it mean if "the point" is depressingly banal - like praising a deity who doesn't actually need that praise?
I think everyone is missing what I'm actually saying, I'm not saying that atheists don't believe or have any meaning in their lives, I'm saying its logically inconsistent with atheism. If we are simply whizzing through space destined to nothingness, nothing we do here on earth has any real meaning, we may think it has meaning but that is different from actually having any meaning.
I don't think its the only position an atheist can hold, I think its the only logically consistent one.
Life have objective meaning (a point as you say) has huge implications on how we view things, intrinsic worth of human beings, equality, value of life etc, thats why it is so important, athesim paves the way for euthanasia, abortion, sexual promiscuity etc in some cases even infanticide has been proposed. So life having "a point" has huge moral implications.
