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  1. osgart

    Are atheists arrogant? immoral? angry?

    I'd have to know what you mean by God to even attempt to figure out if that exists. In defining God I usually come across all powerful, omniscient, benevolent, just, and that God has power and authority over life on earth. I can safely rule all that out.
  2. osgart

    Are atheists arrogant? immoral? angry?

    Does any other atheist out there positively assert that God(s) do not exist? I do. One of the reasons is that nature is brutal, and indifferent to life and morals. My positive conviction says absolutely nothing about me being arrogant, immoral, or angry. It's simply very convincing that gods...
  3. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    All living things, and particularly humans.
  4. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    To be on the receiving end of the options what is good for yourself. To be on the receiving end of the options what is good for others. From my list.
  5. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    Lying can be an honest necessity for the protection of innocent life, and for other honest reasons. I don't define honesty as telling the whole truth no matter what. Honesty in my definition is as much concealing matters, as well as telling someone what they deserve to hear from you. Honesty is...
  6. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    When he had that type of innocence and was unthreatening it would be morally wrong to end his life. It's when they have the means to gain power and full commitment to exterminate that the action of killing becomes necessary and right to do. It has to be evident. Prevention first until it becomes...
  7. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    Kindness vs. cruelty Love vs. hatred Honesty vs. Lies Charity vs. genocide Humility vs. Arrogance Dignity vs. abasement Destruction vs. civilization Honor vs. shame Treating others as well as you desire to be treated. Vs. treating others worse than you desire for yourself. Trustworthy vs...
  8. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    I find this assessment and definition to be senseless and missing the point. It sounds like you are saying that the military would be in the murder business, and all matters of ending life are murder. There's nothing obscure about murder vs. killing. You are muddying the waters by saying...
  9. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    It would not be murder to kill Hitler. Murder and killing are vastly different. Killing is in defense of innocence. Murder is only to end innocent life. People are not careful in defining this major distinction. No wonder there's so much moral confusion out there. Innocence has no malicious...
  10. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    You are setting humans as the standard for morality instead of the causes and effects of what a given morality does for the well being, good will, trustworthiness, peace and quality of life for all life on earth. There are inherently good and bad things in life despite the lack of agency, and...
  11. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    I don't see how a moral agent is required for objective moral truth. The fact that we can talk about moral justice, and determine all the best values, and virtues to live by and then create effective laws against vices, and crimes suggests that a moral truth exists. The fact that there are...
  12. osgart

    Is Atheism (et al) a Worldview?

    Why would this all matter if in fact morality is objective? Subjective opinions on morality can be very much in error. Nothing has to be guided by objective moral truth for there to actually be objective moral truth. Objective moral truth would be true regardless of how anyone feels...
  13. osgart

    The only solution is to love all mankind

    You must be talking about mercy, and forgiveness along with rehabilitation. Am I right?
  14. osgart

    Are We Born Into Depravity?

    Evil ranges from commiting severe violations against other people for advantage, power, and/or pleasure to commiting atrocity against others to destroy others, for advantage, power, and/or pleasure. Genetics, and environment have nothing to do with it. Where people fall on the spectrum of good...
  15. osgart

    Law of Reciprocity and Love

    People do things for mutual advantage by nature. Why command reciprocity? Giving back to society is what the tax system is supposed to do. Love is free and freely given.
  16. osgart

    Law of Reciprocity and Love

    All I'm saying is that love cannot be enforced nor commanded. In reality it never works that way. As a law love cannot be enforced.
  17. osgart

    Atheism does not mean someone is non-religious

    I am atheist and have my own belief system. In my religion I consider that there are ways of knowing the moral, and the spiritual through inner experience, outward expression, imagination, relationship and meditation. I do not find God to be a useful concept. Being secular to me is about...
  18. osgart

    atheists and agnostics which religion do you like best?

    I keep wanting to know more about other religions but the Abrahamic religions keep coming up, and they have unwanted influence in the world. Brahman interests me. Any religion that questions itself, and involves free thought, and doesn't harm people is worthy of investigation. The force in...
  19. osgart

    Secular Humanism

    Nobody knows anything about the question. Answers are assumed, or favored. Certain kinds of deities can be ruled out.
  20. osgart

    Secular Humanism

    Not answerable.
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