If they believe there is no GOD...then their shouldn't be evil as well...which means, there shouldn't really be justification of right and wrong.
There shouldn't be any set standard for life, since they believe life has no purpose.....
2007-10-23 08:42:32 · 20 answers · asked by MrPlankton 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We will give an account to God,and I don't care what they
believe, it does not change the fact that we will face
judgement.
2007-10-23 08:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have not run across a single Atheist who clams "Life has no purpose."
I have noticed a likelihood for Atheists to espouse evolution as something very near to religion.
There is wrong or right--- your average person will not simply allow one to take their life. That refusal indicates a basic understanding that murder is wrong with or without religion. An individual can have standards and a purpose but those are more likely to be fluid and personalized without acknowledgment of God or Divine Law as absolutes.
2007-10-23 15:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by detailgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your 'headline' question has nothing to do with the sentences you write afterwards.
Many atheists believe in evolution, but there are some atheists who don't. The only requirement for an atheist is that they do not believe in any Gods. Buddhists can be atheists, people who believe in new age crystals and 'life force' could be atheists. People who believe in 'The Force' from Star Wars could be atheists.
As for "right and wrong." You seem to be implying that you would be an evil SOB if you didn't believe in God. For everyone's sake then I am glad you still believe. However, there are millions of atheists out there who lead normal moral lives. (And there is a great deal of evidence that much of our morality is hardwired in our brains due to evolution)
2007-10-23 15:49:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Huh?!?!?
There are "leaps of logic", then you have those you jump tall buildings with a single bound.
There is no God
There is Good and Evil, just not defined by a "God"
There is a justification of right and wrong, just not defined by a "God"
I don't know about a "set standard for life" but I believe that each person sets their own standard.
2007-10-23 15:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Atheists would have to be an evolutionist. However, an atheist does not automatically believe that life has no purpose as you have assumed. An atheist also would have a basis for belief in right and wrong, it simply is not based on theology. Your assumptions seemed to be made without ever having conversed with an atheist.
2007-10-23 15:49:59 · answer #5 · answered by James H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's an awful lot of assumptions. Going by this logic wouldn't all other religions lack this standard/purpose for life?
Care to show evidence of someone who believes this tripe?
2007-10-25 07:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. No one said Atheists believe life has no purpose.
2. Most Atheists probably do believe in Evolution, but it's not a requirement.
3. Atheists have the same conscience other humans have. They are just as moral as anyone else- morals are universal, they don't just exist within one religion.
2007-10-23 15:46:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Religion has nothing to do with our sense of right and wrong. As a species, we are social animals, as such, in order to function as a group, we must share common ideals or else the social structure breaks down. To make it simple, subconsciously our sense of right and wrong is basically "I am a part of society, if I cause harm, I will be viewed by the rest as a threat and will be ostracized and possibly punished" for the sake of maintaining order and preventing the break-down of the social structure.
2007-10-23 15:55:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
right/wrong or good/evil is interpreted by people as well as life's purpose.
That goes for religious and non-religious folk alike.
An atheist doesn't have to believe in evolution. But most live their lives based on evidence. . and when the evidence points toward evolution. We go with that until the evidence points in another direction
2007-10-23 15:46:55 · answer #9 · answered by KryptonOne 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Evil doesn't exist, true.
No justification for right or wrong... well, now you're crossing boundaries and making assumptions.
Shouldn't be any standard? Now you've totally lost me... what are you talking about?
2007-10-23 15:50:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good and evil are not reliant on the existence of God or satan.
IMO, those who live their lives well, and treat others well, and who do it without the bribe of a reward in the afterlife, are the best of people... they're doing the right things because they're right, not out of the selfish desire for reward.
2007-10-23 15:51:02 · answer #11 · answered by Krista 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋