I'm a christian who believes in the Bible and it's command not to judge others. I won't judge people's souls but I do wonder about their minds. I can't comprehend why people find the idea of a creator hard to believe when we have such order (apart from suffering caused by humans) in the universe from atoms to galaxies. Science can't be applied to God but faith is what I'm discussing. Believing in God means that you believe we have a greater purpose than just survival. If you believe that there is no God there is no higher purpose for anything.
Saying that there is no God suggests that there is no right and wrong except what we define as right and wrong, so it is a strong statement indeed. It suggests that we should not fear judgement.
What prevents people from believing that were created with power and responsibility on purpose? Is it fear of being judged by the Creator? If that's not it I'd like to know what other possible reasons there are.
People have told you dozens of times. At the very least you must be familiar with the arguments.
Why?
Why?
And further how would that really different from the Divine Command Theory which says there is no right and wrong except what we are told is right and wrong?
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And, coincidentally I'm sure, he and God agreed on everything. The categorical imperative is one of my favorite moral theories but I don't like the way Kant used it so much.
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...just another person who can't comprehend how a person can have purpose and morality without God. A limited, insulated view. Not only is it possible, but it's easy. I don't feel a need to explain to you the myriad ways in which it is possible, because without an intrinsic understanding of how natural and simple it is, it would be like trying to explain a foreign language to a child who doesn't even know that other countries or languages exist.
But to answer the titular question, I doubt any atheist fears judgment. Why would they?
Yes, and that. Most atheists aren't as they are because of any fear-based or indeed emotion-based motivation. For me it's a purely intellectual decision. There's no reason whatsoever to believe in any God, let alone the Christian one.
Why would an atheist be afraid of a being that they do not believe in? It's like being afraid of the boogity man.
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Are atheists afraid of judgement?
Nov 21st, 2010 05:05 PM
