Poll for Atheists: Do you believe nothing matters?

[Pudding]

There is a thread in debate forum, the op (a theist) say that atheists believe nothing matters. So, people who're atheist, what do you say?

 

[Polymath257]

There is a thread in debate forum, the op (a theist) say that atheists believe nothing matters. So, people who're atheist, what do you say?

I think there are a great many things that matter. But they matter *to people* and not to the cosmos as a whole.

 

[Sunstone]

Technically, any atheist who objects to being labeled "someone who thinks nothing matters", is someone who thinks at least one thing matters: The truth of how he or she is labeled.

 

[Sunstone]

To me, nature, the planet, dancing girls, the rest of humanity -- they all matter and matter tremendously.

 

[Willamena]

There is a thread in debate forum, the op (a theist) say that atheists believe nothing matters. So, people who're atheist, what do you say?

Things matter.

Sometimes too much.

 

[Willamena]

I think there are a great many things that matter. But they matter *to people* and not to the cosmos as a whole.

That's because the cosmos, as far as we know, doesn't have an opinion...

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

There is a thread in debate forum, the op (a theist) say that atheists believe nothing matters. So, people who're atheist, what do you say?

If it's the thread I'm thinking of, what I got from it was that any atheist who believes that anything matters is irrational.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

If it's the thread I'm thinking of, what I got from it was that any atheist who believes that anything matters is irrational.

well, that's not rational...

 

[Brickjectivity]

I'm not an athiest, but I thought I should mention that there appears to be something wrong with the software. Currently the results of the poll say that 6 out of 6 have answered 'No'. Let me get with the techs and see if anything has gone wrong.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Apparently all that matters in this survey is whether or not. So, to me, it is not the case that nothing matters.

Do I believe that nothing matters?
No, I do not believe that nothing matters.

Some things matter a great deal, others not as much.

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

I'm not an athiest, but I thought I should mention that there appears to be something wrong with the software. Currently the results of the poll say that 6 out of 6 have answered 'No'. Let me get with the techs and see if anything has gone wrong.

Not sure why you'd think there's a problem...

 

[Rational Agnostic]

I believe things matter NOW. Do I believe they will matter in 5 trillion years? No.

 

[Stevicus]

There is a thread in debate forum, the op (a theist) say that atheists believe nothing matters. So, people who're atheist, what do you say?

I think there are day-to-day issues which matter to people in the here and now. To say "nothing matters" is a pretty broad statement.

Now, all I can think of is the lyrics to "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters,
Nothing really matters to me.

 

[icehorse]

I'm not an athiest, but I thought I should mention that there appears to be something wrong with the software. Currently the results of the poll say that 6 out of 6 have answered 'No'. Let me get with the techs and see if anything has gone wrong.

Well the wording is a bit tricky, ending up with a double negative and all..

 

[`mud]

``To believe in nothing``
I see an oak, towering above us, and a butterfly hovering,
Squirrels racing around, mating time you know.
All kind of birds racing around, finding food for their brood.
My wife's orchids are blooming, just about everywhere.
We have a lot of anoles, their like chameleons, but tan.
I see a shadow under the oak showing the loss of the Sun,
but I see a beetle hiding there, making a nest of leaves.
As far as I can see, there's something to believe in,
something to smell, or taste, or feel, or hold, or kiss.
Everywhere I look is something that isn't `nothing` !
If `God` was alone in the `void`, how could `He` be there ?
Just like the `void` that I don't believe in, just like `God`.
I don't need to believe in any nothingness out there,
Cosmos is out there, and I personally believe in that.
NuffStuff

 

[PearlSeeker]

 

[Jedster]

I voted no.

 

[`mud]

I can see here that some posters like to express themselves with songs. I guess it is appropriate in the right format, but in this thread I see a loss of importance to the creator with songs about `His` representation here. Did `God` sing songs or play an instrument, did Jesus tap-dance ? And where in the supreme void did `God` hide everything else ?
Lose the songs !
Post a true opinion from one's mind, not songs and `scripture !

 

[`mud]

Find an oak to stand under,

 

[`mud]

You can say that `God` didit