(April 9, 2015 at 11:07 pm)datc Wrote: The dignity of a life enlightened by religion is higher than that of an atheist life; however, attaining that dignity indeed takes time and effort, and an atheist is unable even to recognize that his life is subpar. His higher faculties are dulled by the very self-contempt that you have amply demonstrated here in the discussion of differences between man and animals above. His incentives toward "making the real world a better place both for him and others" are negated by his own understanding of the "world," "himself," and "others" as hopelessly transient.
Go fuck yourself, you intolerable ignorant little shit. Strutting around with an air of intellectual superiority after dusting off an already eviscerated 350 year old idea is hardly dignified. Not to mention that this idea in turn was invoked to support the already ridiculous belief in a system of ancient superstition and fantasy. You are demanding to be seriously considered, yet don't have enough respect for your fellow humans to even attempt to substantiate any of your claims. After, you double down by insulting a group of people that share one common response to one outrageous claim by insisting that we are unenlightened and subpar. One of the many problems of religion is that it attempts to raise gullibility and fear of death to virtue status. If these were the only two measures of worth in this life you will find yourself replacing Jesus at the right hand of God.
