Atheists and anti-theists take note.
Part 1
I don't believe in love! It doesn't and cannot exist. There is no proof of its existence. It only exists on the level of feelings and we all know how transitory and unreliable those are.
Love is simply another way of talking about "enlightened self interest." In other words we love in order to either be loved or to feel self satisfied, a way of perpetuating our self and our own happiness. Love is nothing more than chemical responses to certain stimuli, which in pre-historic times ensured the survival of the fittest (most desirable?) and of the species.
Part 2
I don't believe in God. He/She/It doesn't and cannot exist. There is no proof of His existence. He only exists on the level of feelings, and those are too unreliable and subjective.
God is a term we use to describe our own self-interest. In other words, we believe in God because we feel satisfied and content and happy when we do, believing that some super-person is looking out for us. God is felt because of certain external stimuli (a majestic sunset or a star filled sky) or internal feelings (love, compassion, desire for community). Belief in God is a remnant of our pre-historic past, designed to answer what we don't know and to see ourselves (humans) as the highest order of life in the universe.
Part 3
I decided that since there are a growing number of atheists and anti-theists in our world, I would seek to show that something normally affirmed by every human being can likewise be dismissed as unprovable.
Does anyone anywhere really believe that love doesn't exist? How can I say that it doesn't? Just look at all the acts of kindness and goodness in the world, all the acts of self-sacrifice by one person on behalf of another, the lengths people go to keep their children safe, etc.
How can I say that love doesn't exist when there is such evidence to the contrary? We know love exists because we see the results.
Gotcha! Don't we also see the results of the existence of God? There is order and structure to the universe - from the cosmos to the atom. There is the ability humans have to think and, yes, to love. There is the enormous variety of species. (Why does the ocean need millions of kinds of fish, each different from the other?) There is the fact that human beings exist with the mental, creative, and emotional capabilities we have. All these and countless more reasons could be listed to "show" the existence of God.
I would suggest that if God doesn't exist then neither does love. And if love doesn't exist, then there is no cause for seeking the meaning to life. All is irrelevant and meaningless, a little like what the Preacher in Ecclesiastes has to say.
Think about it.
Charlie
Part 1
I don't believe in love! It doesn't and cannot exist. There is no proof of its existence. It only exists on the level of feelings and we all know how transitory and unreliable those are.
Love is simply another way of talking about "enlightened self interest." In other words we love in order to either be loved or to feel self satisfied, a way of perpetuating our self and our own happiness. Love is nothing more than chemical responses to certain stimuli, which in pre-historic times ensured the survival of the fittest (most desirable?) and of the species.
Part 2
I don't believe in God. He/She/It doesn't and cannot exist. There is no proof of His existence. He only exists on the level of feelings, and those are too unreliable and subjective.
God is a term we use to describe our own self-interest. In other words, we believe in God because we feel satisfied and content and happy when we do, believing that some super-person is looking out for us. God is felt because of certain external stimuli (a majestic sunset or a star filled sky) or internal feelings (love, compassion, desire for community). Belief in God is a remnant of our pre-historic past, designed to answer what we don't know and to see ourselves (humans) as the highest order of life in the universe.
Part 3
I decided that since there are a growing number of atheists and anti-theists in our world, I would seek to show that something normally affirmed by every human being can likewise be dismissed as unprovable.
Does anyone anywhere really believe that love doesn't exist? How can I say that it doesn't? Just look at all the acts of kindness and goodness in the world, all the acts of self-sacrifice by one person on behalf of another, the lengths people go to keep their children safe, etc.
How can I say that love doesn't exist when there is such evidence to the contrary? We know love exists because we see the results.
Gotcha! Don't we also see the results of the existence of God? There is order and structure to the universe - from the cosmos to the atom. There is the ability humans have to think and, yes, to love. There is the enormous variety of species. (Why does the ocean need millions of kinds of fish, each different from the other?) There is the fact that human beings exist with the mental, creative, and emotional capabilities we have. All these and countless more reasons could be listed to "show" the existence of God.
I would suggest that if God doesn't exist then neither does love. And if love doesn't exist, then there is no cause for seeking the meaning to life. All is irrelevant and meaningless, a little like what the Preacher in Ecclesiastes has to say.
Think about it.
Charlie
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