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ngdawg · 05-13-2007, 06:50 PM

What is an Atheist? Someone who rejects the notion that one supreme being rules everything in the universe.
So, what are you then? There is no label that would pin me down. I believe in people. I believe in their energies. I believe in our connection to the universe and each other.
What else do you believe?I believe we know a lot, but it's next to nothing in the context of time, evolution, universe. As a doctor once explained to me, "As much as we know, we don't know even more".
What do you think happens when you die? Same thing that happens to every other living thing. You cease to be.
If there is nothing beyond your lifespan, what is your motivation? Living and not wasting it. Making a difference somewhere, somehow.
How can you have morals when you don't believe in anything? Who said I had any? One doesn't have to believe in some big hand pointing down at one to have 'morals'. Morals are a subjective thought; what is moralistic to me might be hedonism to another and vice versa. It's judgement and that's a nasty habit to get into.
If you don't have any morals, how can you be trusted?Morals and trust have nothing to do with religious belief. The leader of the free world calls himself religious, but who trusts him? Trust me by my actions toward another. One may not trust me at all, another might trust me with their life.
Belief in a supreme entity has nothing to do with that.

05-13-2007, 06:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	What is an Atheist? Someone who rejects the notion that one supreme being rules everything in the universe. So, what are you then? There is no label that would pin me down. I believe in people. I believe in their energies. I believe in our connection to the universe and each other. What else do you believe?I believe we know a lot, but it's next to nothing in the context of time, evolution, universe. As a doctor once explained to me, "As much as we know, we don't know even more". What do you think happens when you die? Same thing that happens to every other living thing. You cease to be. If there is nothing beyond your lifespan, what is your motivation? Living and not wasting it. Making a difference somewhere, somehow. How can you have morals when you don't believe in anything? Who said I had any? One doesn't have to believe in some big hand pointing down at one to have 'morals'. Morals are a subjective thought; what is moralistic to me might be hedonism to another and vice versa. It's judgement and that's a nasty habit to get into. If you don't have any morals, how can you be trusted?Morals and trust have nothing to do with religious belief. The leader of the free world calls himself religious, but who trusts him? Trust me by my actions toward another. One may not trust me at all, another might trust me with their life. Belief in a supreme entity has nothing to do with that. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.