RE: Why are you an Atheist?
December 12, 2019 at 6:46 pm
(This post was last modified: December 12, 2019 at 6:53 pm by Abaddon_ire.)
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: New to this site and actually atheism. I’m here to know more about atheism and how people convert to it.And that is a mistake. Atheism is not a belief system. Nobody "converts" to it. There is nothing to "convert" to.
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: My questions are below. If you have time please take a moment to help me understand more of the atheist view.What atheist view? Atheists believe in no deities. That is all of it.
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: These questions are intended for those who espouse the atheist view but if you are from another belief system feel free to answer.Sure.
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: What do you consider as prime reality?Reality.
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: What is the purpose of history or does it serve a purpose?History is a record of stuff that has already happened. It's purpose is to serve as a record of stuff that already happened.
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: How did human existence begin?Not sure what you are seeking there. Did humans evolve from a common ancestor? Yes. Had you something else in mind?
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: What is morality?The means whereby humans organise themselves into a cohesive society.
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: Where do you decide what is right and wrong?Ambiguous. For all you know, I decide what is right or wrong while sitting on the can with newspaper in hand. The "where is irrelevant. Perhaps you meant to ask "How?" If so, I can answer that, but I am unsure exactly what it is you are asking.
(December 12, 2019 at 4:53 pm)maxolla Wrote: What do you believe in with absolute certainty?"Absolute certainty"? Nothing.
Not to urinate in Gae Bolga's cornflakes, but...
(December 12, 2019 at 6:26 pm)maxolla Wrote: Thanks again for answering thoughtfully.People.
I guess I should have been more specific with question 5. Where does the concept of right and wrong come from?
(December 12, 2019 at 6:26 pm)maxolla Wrote: To be even more specific...when posed with a horror where does the horror response originate?There are evolutionary origins to such feelings.
(December 12, 2019 at 6:26 pm)maxolla Wrote: Why do people find, say, genocide horrific? Is it a socially learned response, innate, or something else?It's a survival instinct.
