psyah
July 8, 2014, 3:44pm
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Re: Why do you not pray?
Atheism, again, is a position on a single issue; the existence of a deity. It’s not a political movement, it’s not an organization, it’s not an ideology, it’s not a world view, and it’s not a call for anything. You’ll find atheists that proscribe and subscribe to all sorts of things.
Second, it’s ludicrous to suggest that the notion of good and evil aren’t subjective. I believe any killing is evil, absolutely! I bet your preferred religion condones capital punishment! Is that evil?
Third, if a deity is your basis for good and evil, how do you judge what is good and what is evil? Does the deity only do good? If that’s the case, then the notion of good is outside the deity and the deity isn’t needed. Or, is it good because the deity says so? If the latter is case, then if the deity says to rape and murder does that become good?
This is an absolutely unsettling thought! If you didn’t have religion, you would be stealing and killing? So, the only reason you’re not, by your own argument, is because you think there is a higher power? That’s a scary thought! It’s not religion you need, then!
I follow the law because I choose to! Because I want to live in a society that’s governed by objectivity and equality. I don’t steal, or kill, or cheat, not because of a fear of laws…but because it is inherent within me not to. I treat people well because I try to lead from example; I treat them the way I wanted to be treated.
Your point about people commit crimes on the premise that nothing governs them is completely illogical. Are you saying that people who steal don’t know they are stealing and that there are laws against it? Are there sane people that don’t think murder is against the law? Well…if religion is your justification for right and wrong..then anything goes!
Oh, by the way…when someone does something in the name of religion, then the religion is to blame! Let me guess…the no true Scotsman argument…
Peace kprasad
That is an interesting concept … No killing, no stealing and no cheating is inherent in you …
But you are testimony that there is a higher cause than self interest … Where are your limits in your goodness? When do they start to become burdens and cumbersome? Some would say when it comes to making true sacrifices … Helping others when it harms oneself to do so … That requires a conviction that is beyond what atheists could rationally muster.