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Atheism for kids and teens : Comments

By Graham Preston, published 11/4/2012

Paradoxically, life is simultaneously both, not for anything, and, for anything.

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So the reason to believe in God and the whole edifice of crazy explanations of the world that go with it is that we need some point to life??

Pericles has nicely put that myth to rest.

Moral education of children is corrupted by the suggestion that to be good we must submit to some non-human entity whom we must follow to avoid damnation. Religious education that pushes this line is brainwashing and not education at all.
Posted by Godo, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 9:17:55 AM
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This article begins with the question begging, "What is life for?" and travels only downhill downhill thereafter. It assumes that life must have a purpose. Why must it?
Posted by GlenC, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 9:21:57 AM
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no one is not thinking re god
one second after their last mortal breath

go ahead refute that

[heck most..new born 'dead' are so disjointed of mind..
they dont notice..their new soul body]..

they go direct into their own dreaming/delusions
but such is their will..[and freewill is sacrosant*]

[talk to children..you will see the after affect's of their own 'dreaming''..who's animal lusts..realised themselves into 'you'

we are all here via sin
the only way you can get in

let not good athioests
throw stones

dont blame god for religion
men[materialists]..thunk of that one

you made it up
but god is real

one is a body of wurds/ritual
the other is lived..[earned/learned..only by helping other]

seeing good
[god]..in eve-rything..

finding that good living
loving gracefull mercyfull spirit
giving..*each living thing..our life

that we do to athiest
we do to god

not good?
its not of god
dont bame satan..
it was..*you...who went and...*DONE IT!

wurks/not wurds
Posted by one under god, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 9:29:27 AM
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Pericles – but you miss the point. In an atheistic universe no one is under any obligation to society - no one is under any obligation to anyone or anything.

It may be more convenient to live in a society that functions in a particular way but if it is in an individual’s best interests to rip off the society, while perhaps maintaining a façade of respectability, then there is no reason for the individual not to act in their own best interests.

There is nothing intrinsic to an atheistic universe that requires a person to try to be “good” or to have the slightest concern or interest in others’ welfare.
Posted by JP, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 9:34:17 AM
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Kids brought up in a Christian household become christian, muslims have muslim kids. Atheist kids can choose for themselves.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 9:45:28 AM
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GlenC,

Good question.

It seems that our evolved human minds struggle with the proposition that our existence may have no ultimate purpose - that existence is merely existence. We can't accept that the sum of our lives and experiences have no contingency beyond the days of our material existence. The void we face without recourse to metaphysical belief is an affront to our sensibilities and our idea of Self.
Posted by Poirot, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 9:46:07 AM
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