(August 16, 2014 at 5:43 pm)Diablo Wrote:(August 16, 2014 at 5:32 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: While there is no universal or objective purpose in Atheism, subjective purpose can be high and at the same level of the objective purpose of Theistic philosophies. One can chose to good to oneself and others, and do the utmost to do good to themselves and others, because of the exalted nature they believe about themselves and others deserving that for example, whether they believe in God or not. Just because there is no reward of paradise for one's actions, doesn't diminish what one made out of their lives. It can be said that even good actions with no expectation of reward deserve higher merit and thus have an extra exalted quality then those expecting a reward.
My bold. Yes there is. It's to counter the prejudice and ignorance that religion spreads.
That's not a purpose of Atheism. An Atheist can make that part of their life purpose, but it would be a subjective purpose, not an objective one.
