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Ghibli · 10-08-2008, 06:43 AM

You have met some really really weird atheists...
Do you honestly believe most atheists don't consider the consequences of the choices they make and try to pick the one that has a best realistic potential upside?

My reason behind asking the "tribal man question" is a simple one: seeing how Christian faith deals with ethical situations on the subject of judgement: a person does what he and his surroundings consider to be good, is happy, makes people around him happy, but doesn't know about Christianity, and subsequently does things the bible considers "sinful". Does he go to heaven, or hell?

I for one enjoy casual sex, and I'm not hurting anyone with it.
I admit to feeling envious of the riches of superstars, but I'm not hurting anyone with it.
I take pride in my accomplishments, but I'm not hurting anyone with it.
I have a desire for material wealth and gain, and choose to reject spiritual wealth and gain, but I'm not hurting anyone with it.
I have never killed anyone, never stole anything. I've told lies, but never without a good reason, and felt guilty afterwords. I apologize when I do something wrong. I'd like to think I live the life of a good person, and try to avoid inflicting physical and mental pain to those around me.
I choose not to believe in any god, or an afterlife.

The difference between me and the tribal man is that I *know* about the existence of various religions and what they believe in and stand for.
I believe certain things in certain religions are contradictory to what science has proven to be true, and other things religion holds as true haven't been proven through science.
I also believe it's my right to believe in these things, as do I believe it's other people's right to believe very differently.

When confronted with different opinions, I try to remain respectful as much as I can, though I admit this is not always easy.

Suppose I am wrong, and my day of judgement comes, will I be judged differently than the tribal man because I conciously rejected religion?

10-08-2008, 06:43 AM	#23 (permalink)
Ghibli Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 8 My Photos: ()	Re: Arguing with Atheists You have met some really really weird atheists... Do you honestly believe most atheists don't consider the consequences of the choices they make and try to pick the one that has a best realistic potential upside? My reason behind asking the "tribal man question" is a simple one: seeing how Christian faith deals with ethical situations on the subject of judgement: a person does what he and his surroundings consider to be good, is happy, makes people around him happy, but doesn't know about Christianity, and subsequently does things the bible considers "sinful". Does he go to heaven, or hell? I for one enjoy casual sex, and I'm not hurting anyone with it. I admit to feeling envious of the riches of superstars, but I'm not hurting anyone with it. I take pride in my accomplishments, but I'm not hurting anyone with it. I have a desire for material wealth and gain, and choose to reject spiritual wealth and gain, but I'm not hurting anyone with it. I have never killed anyone, never stole anything. I've told lies, but never without a good reason, and felt guilty afterwords. I apologize when I do something wrong. I'd like to think I live the life of a good person, and try to avoid inflicting physical and mental pain to those around me. I choose not to believe in any god, or an afterlife. The difference between me and the tribal man is that I know about the existence of various religions and what they believe in and stand for. I believe certain things in certain religions are contradictory to what science has proven to be true, and other things religion holds as true haven't been proven through science. I also believe it's my right to believe in these things, as do I believe it's other people's right to believe very differently. When confronted with different opinions, I try to remain respectful as much as I can, though I admit this is not always easy. Suppose I am wrong, and my day of judgement comes, will I be judged differently than the tribal man because I conciously rejected religion?