(July 4, 2014 at 1:01 pm)XK9_Knight Wrote: Seriously though, I think what Losty had to say was quite apt.
(July 4, 2014 at 11:15 am)Losty Wrote: … I think most people believe and desire the same things in life.
But how can I connect with people like yourself on a level that’s about something more than just the superficial? I’d like to explore that.
Actually what I said there, I was referring to things that are not superficial.
Like most people, I believe in love, empathy, hope, kindness, charity, etc.
the only difference between myself and most theists is that I believe we as human beings are naturally inclined to lean towards these things and away from things like hatred, apathy, despair, cruelty, and total selfishness because of evolution. Because it benefits is as a community, a society, and a species. Where theists tend to believe this way because their deity has given them objective morality.
I desire fulfillment and happiness just as most theists do but I just find it it a different place.
I desire to make the most of my life just as theists do, it's my reasoning for this desire that may differ from yours but we still desire mostly the same things.
Where as on a superficial level we probably actually have less in common. I think American football is boring and confusing and I actually don't really care for sports much at all. Chocolate is always nice but it's messy and hard to clean up afterwards so I prefer to leave it out.
