Today many people reject any form of religious belief or ethical system out of hand without engagement. This themes seeks to identify and debunk the popular “truisms” underlying this rejection.
- You Can’t Change the WorldA common stated belief which is self-evidently false. By existing we change the world We breathe – we change the physical world We speak to another – we change the social world We pray – we change our concious world To deny these changes collectivity change the world (for better or for worse) requires a… Read more: You Can’t Change the World
- To seek virtue is to self promoteAlternatively – there can never be a truly altruistic act. The argument is circular and is anticipated in the maxim “virtue is its own reward”. Theories of virtue do not exclude reward – instead they claim that some rewards are good others are not. Few such systems would regard public praise as a fitting goal… Read more: To seek virtue is to self promote
- God is SillyAlternatively – science removes the human need for a God to make sense of human existence. However science can say nothing about the meaning of existence as meaning is not a scientific concept. If we require meaning then we must look elsewhere and that is the essence of religion. To say that God is Silly… Read more: God is Silly