RE: 10 Questions for Every Atheist
July 16, 2014 at 11:58 am
(This post was last modified: July 16, 2014 at 12:23 pm by Lemonvariable72.)
Im answering this on their facebook site. Should be fun.
Here is my answers
I noticed on your site that you have a article of ten question that you claim no atheist can answer in honesty. I am a atheist and I'm here to answer those questions.
1. How Did You Become an Atheist?
For me it was reading the bible and studying common apologetics arguments, like the freewill argument.
2. What happens when we die?
You go back to same place you were before you were born.
3. What if you’re wrong? And there is a Heaven? And there is a HELL!
Thomas jefferson answered this much more eloquently then I could when he said "Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear."
4. Without God, where do you get your morality from?
The same place you do, through my empathy and ability to put myself in positions of others.
5. If there is no God, can we do what we want? Are we free to murder and rape? While good deeds are unrewarded? No you cannot just do whatever want there are always consquences. On the other hand how you phrase and ask this question seems to land you clearly in stage one on the kohlberg scale of development. This is usually seen in young children and prison populations.
6. If there is no god, how does your life have any meaning?
When you ask question like this I cannot help but think of a battered housewife begging to keep her husband around. Infact I will turn this around on you and ask how could your life have any meaning if its just the test run for heaven?
7. Where did the universe come from?
I don't know, and neither do you. And you do think you know then I recommend setting up a experiment to test your suspicion and then once you demonstrate it you can claim to know, and your nobel prize.
8. What about miracles? What all the people who claim to have a connection with Jesus? What about those who claim to have seen saints or angels?
What about people that claim to see Elvis or fairies? They have just as much evidence as those that claim to see angels.
9. What’s your view of Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris?
Hitchens is a hero of mine, Dawkins is kind of arrogant and condenscending, and Harris has his moments.
10. If there is no God, then why does every society have a religion?
Because until relatively recently we couldnt even explain why the sun rose, so people invented answers.
Here is my answers
I noticed on your site that you have a article of ten question that you claim no atheist can answer in honesty. I am a atheist and I'm here to answer those questions.
1. How Did You Become an Atheist?
For me it was reading the bible and studying common apologetics arguments, like the freewill argument.
2. What happens when we die?
You go back to same place you were before you were born.
3. What if you’re wrong? And there is a Heaven? And there is a HELL!
Thomas jefferson answered this much more eloquently then I could when he said "Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear."
4. Without God, where do you get your morality from?
The same place you do, through my empathy and ability to put myself in positions of others.
5. If there is no God, can we do what we want? Are we free to murder and rape? While good deeds are unrewarded? No you cannot just do whatever want there are always consquences. On the other hand how you phrase and ask this question seems to land you clearly in stage one on the kohlberg scale of development. This is usually seen in young children and prison populations.
6. If there is no god, how does your life have any meaning?
When you ask question like this I cannot help but think of a battered housewife begging to keep her husband around. Infact I will turn this around on you and ask how could your life have any meaning if its just the test run for heaven?
7. Where did the universe come from?
I don't know, and neither do you. And you do think you know then I recommend setting up a experiment to test your suspicion and then once you demonstrate it you can claim to know, and your nobel prize.
8. What about miracles? What all the people who claim to have a connection with Jesus? What about those who claim to have seen saints or angels?
What about people that claim to see Elvis or fairies? They have just as much evidence as those that claim to see angels.
9. What’s your view of Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris?
Hitchens is a hero of mine, Dawkins is kind of arrogant and condenscending, and Harris has his moments.
10. If there is no God, then why does every society have a religion?
Because until relatively recently we couldnt even explain why the sun rose, so people invented answers.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
