[ Do you believe there is such a thing as good and evil?]
If you answered yes, you just admitted that you believe in God. Because if there is no God, there is no standard for good or evil. So if you're an atheist you cannot logically believe in the existence of good and evil.
37 comments
Do you believe there is such a thing as the universe?
If you answered yes, you just admitted that you believe in God. Because if there is no God, there is no universe. So if you're an atheist you cannot logically believe in the existence of the universe.
...because the Bible says that God created the universe, and a standard for good and evil.
Good and evil as adjectives are real concepts. Good and evil as nouns, however, do not exist.
Evil/good are set by the standards we humans created. In the greater scheme of things, no, there is no "good and evil", but in our human worldview, they're quite real. Not believing in god isn't going to change that.
If you answered yes, you just admitted that you believe in the Doctor. Because if there is no Doctor, there is no standard for good or evil. So if you don't watch Doctor Who you cannot logically believe in the existence of good and evil.
God only serves as a standard for good and evil from God's own perspective. Unfortunately, this means that, although they exist, they are terms that are utterly worthless from a human vantage point, as we cannot possibly know what an infinitely wise deity's perspective on such a matter could possibly be.
Of course, without God, you can still believe in relative good and evil. They are far from perfect or consistent, but you can a get amount of agreement from it, just from gut instincts, logic, and the good ol' fashioned human conscience.
Relatively speaking, yes.
No, I don't believe in God.
Your logic is flawed. Good night.
"if there is no God, there is no standard for good or evil."
Yeah, there is. In fact, there's a shitload.
"So if you're an atheist you cannot logically believe in the existence of good and evil."
But I do.
hmmz.
Do you believe there is such a thing as pasta?
If you answered yes, you just admitted that you believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Because if there is no Flying Spaghetti Monster, there is no pasta. So if you're an atheist you cannot logically believe in the existence of pasta.
Good and Evil are subjective concepts, but as a general rule, whatever benefits society is good. Whatever adversely affects society is evil. It's really quite a simple concept, not rocket science at all, and I didn't even have to mention god or evolution.
what?
I believe in stupidity and intelligence, you being a clear example of the former - so ... by your logic
there has to be some divine inspiration behind that standard saying "Man, that guy is a fucking idiot!"
A lioness grabs a gazelle to feed her cubs.
Good deed for the cubs, evil deed for the gazelle.
No need to believe in any god, just in life.
Can I play?
Do you believe there is such a thing as smart and stupid?
Alternatively, your syntax implies a singular thing that is both good and evil.
If you tried to shoehorn your god into that argument, you just admitted that your god finds it good to be evil. So if you're such a bible queer, you can not logically distinguish good from evil.
My standard is that a thing is evil in respect of something if it is contrary to that thing's survival.
Ah, but what--even in your own belief system, everybody can know the difference between good and evil, because Adam and Eve ate the apple from that particular tree. So now we all have that knowledge as well--even athesists and other Dirty Heathens.
Because if there is no God, there is no standard for good or evil.
So if you're an atheist you cannot logically believe in the existence of good and evil.
Good and Evil?
Neither exists.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
To post a comment, you'll need to Sign in or Register . Making an account also allows you to claim credit for submitting quotes, and to vote on quotes and comments. You don't even need to give us your email address.
