[Serious] Why are you an Atheist?

[maxolla]

Thanks for the thoughtful reply


The same thing that anyone else considers prime reality.
Is your reality based in purely existential knowledge?


History is a story about where we've been and what we've done. It has no singular purpose because human beings have no singular motivating purpose.
Is there a purpose beyond our brief existence as humans?

Tough question, but human existence as we know it began with the adoption of full modernity sometime between 50k and 10k years ago, depending on the criteria used for full modernity.
I’m not familiar with this concept. Is there a record of this adopting principle and what was before full modernity?

Morality is a term we use to describe the subject of what we think is right and wrong, and the relationship between those concepts and ourselves.
Where does the concept come from? Tribal belief, within ourselves, or evolution of the species or something else?

I decide what's right and whats wrong wherever I happen to be at, at any given moment. That's the only place I ever decide anything.
so, posed now with a moral dilemma or decision of morality you cannot give a decisive answer until the actual scenario presents itself?

Nothing.

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Thanks again for answering thoughtfully.
I guess I should have been more specific with question 5. Where does the concept of right and wrong come from? To be even more specific...when posed with a horror where does the horror response originate? Why do people find, say, genocide horrific? Is it a socially learned response, innate, or something else?

What do you consider as prime reality?

I've honestly never thought that much about it.  I deal with day-to-day reality and let 'prime reality' look after itself.

What is the purpose of history or does it serve  a purpose?

'History' is all the stuff that happened before right now.  The study of history serves to give us an insight into human nature and societal evolution.

How did human existence begin?

By splitting from our shared ancestor with chimpanzees.

What is morality?

The attempt to determine right from wrong.

Where do you decide what is right and wrong?

Inside my brain (not trying to be flip, I'm just not sure I understand the question).

What do you believe in with absolute certainty?

Lots of things - that people are generally well-meaning, that most meats are better with gravy, that recreational skydiving is indicative of a mental disorder, and so on.  Can you be more specific?

Thanks in advance.

You're welcome retroactively.

Max

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