RE: Critical thinker, skeptical about atheism.
December 20, 2014 at 7:38 pm
(This post was last modified: December 20, 2014 at 7:41 pm by bennyboy.)
(December 19, 2014 at 7:06 am)Antikytherian95 Wrote: I have a nagging skepticism about atheism since it leaves unexplained the most basic questions of our existence and the existence of all things.
Q- Where does the Universe come from?
Dogmatic atheist- We don't know
Q Why are we here?
Dogmatic atheist- We don't know
Q Is there any meaning to life?
Dogmatic atheist- We don't know but you can just make up an imaginary meaning in your brain (thus living a delusion)
Q Is there good and evil?
Dogmatic atheist (Dawkins)- There is no good and evil, we all dance to the tune of our DNA
Why then do we put "evil" people in jails? ("evil" is a religious word)
A truly honest Dogmatic atheist- We don't know
There are so many questions Ive asked atheists over the years, and their answers just seem illogical, and leave me even more skeptical about atheism.
Thoughts?
1) Saying you don't know something is an honest response to not knowing it. Making stuff up and saying you have an answer doesn't actually mean you have one which represents reality.
2) We lock people up because they do things that go against our instincts as people. We love our families and friends, and we wish to remove anyone from our environment who will do them harm. We can call dysfunctional people "evil" or not-- but the result will always be that we remove them.
3) Your definition of "logic" is strange. It seems that a logical answer, to you, is any answer that fits within the particular fairy tale you happen to believe in. You want illogical? How about an all-good, all-powerful God who allows babies to be born deformed or otherwise to suffer? How about a God who destroys entires cities due to their sinning ways, then comes to Earth in human form and defends prostitutes, saying "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." THAT is illogical.
