RE: Do you ever doubt your atheism?
August 17, 2014 at 12:34 pm
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2014 at 12:45 pm by Mudhammam.)
Thanks. At some point in the not too distant future I plan to take a little detour into the Greek writers, probably starting with Homer, and moving on through Plato, Aristotle, etc.
Rhythm, undoubtedly you're correct that consciousness cannot be compared to other functions in nature so as to give us a feeling of superfluous importance. But one major difference in favor of our superiority I think it is fair to admit, is that consciousness, specifically ours, creates meaning, for everything, even for the very distinction between the alleged importance of certain functions in the first place.
Rhythm, undoubtedly you're correct that consciousness cannot be compared to other functions in nature so as to give us a feeling of superfluous importance. But one major difference in favor of our superiority I think it is fair to admit, is that consciousness, specifically ours, creates meaning, for everything, even for the very distinction between the alleged importance of certain functions in the first place.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza