Sorry you take it personally, but that is another symptom of moral absolutism. So is your statement "god cannot possibly be real." I agree that fundamentalist religion can also be absolutist and wrong, but you mistakenly equate the existence of God or the Divine for absolutism. Absolutism is harmful, whether practiced by an atheist or a …
Sorry you take it personally, but that is another symptom of moral absolutism. So is your statement "god cannot possibly be real." I agree that fundamentalist religion can also be absolutist and wrong, but you mistakenly equate the existence of God or the Divine for absolutism. Absolutism is harmful, whether practiced by an atheist or a religious fundamentalist. Holy books may serve as a justification for absolutism but that is true of any ethical framework (including secular humanism and atheism). A sense of humility about the limits of one's knowledge or the truth of one's opinions is a prerequisite to morality, whether religious or secular. Divinity might not yet be erased from the world but atheist absolutists have made valiant efforts to do so, and our civilization is far more ugly and depraved because of it. The experiment has been run, the data is in, and atheist absolutism has been a disaster. You may want to re-read Silverman's article confirming that they "metaphorically killed God and ushered in the religion of wokeism" (which is a great example of an absolutist religion). And if you reply, please stick to reasoned arguments instead of ad hominem attacks. You are a smart guy and I am glad to discuss ideas with you, but you tend to make things personal when they are not.
Sorry you take it personally, but that is another symptom of moral absolutism. So is your statement "god cannot possibly be real." I agree that fundamentalist religion can also be absolutist and wrong, but you mistakenly equate the existence of God or the Divine for absolutism. Absolutism is harmful, whether practiced by an atheist or a religious fundamentalist. Holy books may serve as a justification for absolutism but that is true of any ethical framework (including secular humanism and atheism). A sense of humility about the limits of one's knowledge or the truth of one's opinions is a prerequisite to morality, whether religious or secular. Divinity might not yet be erased from the world but atheist absolutists have made valiant efforts to do so, and our civilization is far more ugly and depraved because of it. The experiment has been run, the data is in, and atheist absolutism has been a disaster. You may want to re-read Silverman's article confirming that they "metaphorically killed God and ushered in the religion of wokeism" (which is a great example of an absolutist religion). And if you reply, please stick to reasoned arguments instead of ad hominem attacks. You are a smart guy and I am glad to discuss ideas with you, but you tend to make things personal when they are not.