RE: Does Atheism Lead to Nihilism?
March 10, 2015 at 5:55 pm
(This post was last modified: March 10, 2015 at 5:59 pm by Simon Moon.)
(March 10, 2015 at 5:03 pm)SteveII Wrote: Others (Esquilax) seem to believe reality to be a sufficient objective framework upon which to hang morality. This I don't understand.
Do you think that you and I and the rest of the human population have to contend with the same physical laws of the universe, with very similar bodies and minds?
Do you think that: life is preferable to death, health is preferable to disease, freedom is preferable to slavery, not having your stuff stolen is preferable to having it stolen?
Do you think that, based on the above, that what I require for my well being is very similar to what you require? And it would also what the majority of humanity requires for their well being?
Do you think that living in a society, and on a planet, that also values these things is preferable to one that doesn't?
What don't you understand?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.