Ohhh come now Pat, there is every reason to to believe that an atheist can be perfectly ethical?
I would ask why you to consider that mostly every human being IS ethical, and that the number of truely unethical people is a very very tiny minority. Faith in a creative God or non faith or even lack of belife has absolutly nothing to do with ethics nor morality. On 8 Feb, 12:33, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4 Feb, 13:54, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In my experience... > > > The most common theist response to atheists is an unshakable urge to have us > > define ourselves and what we believe. Or, if we don't, then they will define > > these things on our behalf. > > > I'm happy that Mind's Eye has enabled me to connect with some theists who > > actually understand that my atheism is an effect of my worldview and not the > > cause. Atheism says nothing very much about who I am. > > > Ian > > Doesn't it? To what, then, does it address itself? Who else does it > speak about? Granted, it doesn't say whether or not you're ethical, > and there is every reason to believe that an atheist can be perfectly > ethical. But it does say something about you...surely. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
