tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794452.post5484157760496279037..comments2024-03-27T09:34:30.058-05:00Comments on The Faith Log: An Atheist Notion of Evil?Jeff Doleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582602841064840774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794452.post-27414915885382008662007-08-28T14:16:00.000-05:002007-08-28T14:16:00.000-05:00No one should take my comments as an insult to ath...No one should take my comments as an insult to atheists. I do not in any way mean that atheists cannot live good, decent and moral lives. I'm sure that there are many atheists who do. Rather, my point is that such does not result as a natural, logical consequence of atheism. <BR/><BR/>When Dawkins speaks about morality, good, right and things which are "deeply evil," he is not being consistent with the atheistic position he espouses. Atheism has no basis to suppose anything is moral or immoral, good or evil, right or wrong. If the universe is nothing more than physical matter, the categories of goodness and morality are irrelevant. Everything is simply what it is, with no reason for making evaluative distinctions.<BR/><BR/>That atheists can and do take moral positions, seek after good and are grieved by evil--as, no doubt, many are--is simply an indicator that they are borrowing categories of goodness and morality from other places, and not from their own declared belief that there is no God.<BR/><BR/>So it should not be taken as an insult for me to point out the inconsistencies between what atheists profess and how they actually live. I greatly appreciate that many, or most, atheists, do good and live morally. That they do so is totally irrelevant to the premise of atheism. They are living better than their premise requires.Jeff Doleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582602841064840774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8794452.post-37087765707127272542007-08-28T13:02:00.000-05:002007-08-28T13:02:00.000-05:00I'd love to tell you why what you say is wrong and...I'd love to tell you why what you say is wrong and insulting to Atheists, but I've tackled this issue too many times. Please, visit http://atheocracy.wordpress.com and contribute to the discussion. You'll find several posts talking about this very subject, and you'll also find Christian commenters who provide balance. You're welcome to join in if you choose. Have a good afternoon, Jeff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com