RE: Atheism, A Grim Position?
January 5, 2015 at 8:10 pm
(This post was last modified: January 5, 2015 at 8:15 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
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An atheist is free to propose meaning, basis for value, and "intentionality" -in fact many do. The only thing off the table -if we're talking atheism, is "god" being the answer to those three things.
Atheists don't believe in god, full stop.
Quote:There is no ultimate meaning. Therefore, all lives and events are ultimately meaningless.Nothing to do with atheism. Whatever meaning there may be, god isn't a candidate.
Quote:There is no ultimate basis for value. Therefore any moral position is ultimately arbitrary and logically, equally defensible. This means that things like genocide, pedophilia, torture, etc. are equally defensible to any other moral position.Nothing to do with atheism. Whatever basis there may be, god isn't a candidate.
Quote:There is no ultimate intentionality associated with/in reality. Therefore, all events, actions, thoughts and behaviors are determined by chance and necessity. Thus, an individual's thoughts and actions are determined solely by prior causal events and chance.Nothing to do with atheism. Whatever "intentionality" exists, god isn't a candidate.
An atheist is free to propose meaning, basis for value, and "intentionality" -in fact many do. The only thing off the table -if we're talking atheism, is "god" being the answer to those three things.
Atheists don't believe in god, full stop.
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