I don’t understand ethical systems or teleology meant for humans that doesn’t talk about our relationships to other humans. That, in a nutshell, is why I hated Steve Antinoff’s Spiritual Atheism. Antinoff tries to find a way for atheists to live without God. He writes ”Spiritual atheism begins with a triple realization: that our experience of ourselves and our world leaves us ultimately dissatisfied, that our dissatisfaction is intolerable and must be broken through, and that there … [Read more...]
Where can I find atheists arguing about ethics?
January 8, 2011 By 11 Comments
After reading “What Atheists and Republican Strategists Have in Common.” one anonymous commenter took issue with my assumption that popular atheists try to act as philosophers. It's true that there are tough discussions that need to be had, but I think you give the average atheist - even the average outspoken atheist - too much credit. You're a bit too quick to discount the possibility that many atheists really don't have any philosophy because they've never had any curiosity about … [Read more...]
Thinking Skeptically about Atheist Explanations
November 24, 2010 By 4 Comments
The Friendly Atheist runs a regular feature called "Ask Richard" -- an advice column penned by atheist Richard Wade. This week, a former Christian wrote in with an unusual problem. Before he lost his faith, the writer used to experience what he described as profound moments of spiritual rapture, moments he used to experience as evidence of God's existence and love. Ever since he became an atheist, he still experiences these moments of overwhelming awe, and he wrote in to ask Richard if these … [Read more...]
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