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Recent content by Andy
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Of course that raises the question, is the enlightenment those individuals achieve real? Or is it just another tool our brains use to protect the conscience from the abyss of truth? -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Your statement is correct, and I would like to direct you to one thing I said earlier: A moral code does help form a bedrock for the formation of society, but, I ask, does that give your or my life meaning, does it create significance? Purpose? Sure, morals might help run society, but that... -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
My two main problems with the Catholic Church 1. Infallibilty of the Pope as God's sole representative on Earth. 2. Council of Nicea -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
One interesting tidbit to tack onto the God gene bit: There is an inverse relationship between religious belief and IQ. I don't have the link for this off hand, but I'll look it up tomorrow or something. -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Pure curiosity. Plus knowing your religious beliefs also allows me to better understand why you hold your position. As for myself, it's complicated. I was raised Christian, and generally attended Catholic Church, although I've never considered myself Catholic for doctrinal reasons. To this day... -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Exactly. Quick question: Are you an athiest, nihilist, Christian, agnostic, Muslim, or other (if so, specify)? -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Somewhat, I think you can accept the complete whole that is atheism, but most people, upon accepting atheism, don't follow atheism to its philosophical conclusion in nihilism, either because they can't or don't want to. They stand on a platform of atheism and look over into the cliff of... -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Ah, so you believe that unless the athiest accepts the full implication, the power of his position, he cannot be considered a true athiest. Correct? I disagree. At the very least, I believe that human history has managed to produce at least one true athiest. One man who fully understood what... -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Exactly, religion is the opiate of the masses. It allows people to prescribe some worth to their existence, and justify their actions. As I've said before, religion serves the exact same purpose for the theist as subjective self worth and morals serve the athiest. The difference, however, comes... -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
My impression from your post leads me to conclude that the primary difference between our opinions is our veiw of God. I always imagined God more as a sort of omnipotent, etheral force above what you or I could call consciousness, and not the traditional "conscious, thinking, and therefore... -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Thanks for the comments! :mrgreen: That being said, I draw a different conclusion then you. I believe that it is possible to be an athiest. The problem most athiest face is living with the ramifications of atheism as belief system. The idea of atheism leads irrevercably to a confrontation with... -
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What do we do about Africa?
1. Eliminate farm subsidies in the US and the EU 2. Expand microfinancing to farmers and small businessmen across the African continent. 3. Forgive all debts owed by African countries to the West. 4. Provide infastructural support by building and, more importantly, maintaining roads, canals... -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
You raise a valid point about religious moral codes. For many it serves the same purpose as the atheist moral code. It's simply a device used both as a coping mechanism and serves to generate some basis for a functioning society with the added benefit that if you don't follow it, then you're... -
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Does Atheism Inherently Endorse Nihilism?
Exactly, your moral code is largely a device you created to get through the day. It isn't a part of athiest philsophy. Assuming, as you do, there is no God, your moral code serves no other purpose then to establish a system of good behavior designed to ensure a relatively stable existence for... -
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!!!!!!!GRADE 12 STANDARDIZED TESTING!!!!!!!!! debate
Standardized tests also provide a (in my opinion somewhat ineffective) means of comparing students. It's also a great tool for fighting grade inflation. Eg. Student X at School Q has all A's in Math and English, but scored only a 1300/2400 on the SAT. Student Y at School P has A's and B's, but...