RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism?
March 10, 2015 at 4:33 pm
(This post was last modified: March 10, 2015 at 4:33 pm by Angrboda.)
(March 10, 2015 at 3:13 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(March 10, 2015 at 2:59 pm)robvalue Wrote: Chad: my question is, if I accept there is a god, what difference would this make to me? What practical changes would you suggest?If you accept the existence of God then it would make sense to enter into earnest relationship with that God by means of prayer, contemplation of the Word, communion with believers, and meditation. If you do that, then the Lord will tell you what practical changes to make in your life; it's not for me to say.
And if that doesn't work, the threat of eternal hellfire is there as a backup.
It worked for the Jews... obey God or he'll do bad things to you. The Christians... love God or he'll do bad things to you. The Muslims... submit to God or he'll do bad things to you.
I feel like I'm in A Few Good Men, and I'm Lt. Kaffee asking Jessup "why the two sets of orders?"
It seems that, at least historically, self-interest has been a good enough foundation for theistic morals, why is it suddenly a bad thing when others appeal to it?