Re:A Nihilist's Guide to Meaning
by anotherdev on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @12:30PM
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>The difference is that to be an atheist you must be willing to accept "I don't know" as an answer.
>Religion on the other hand offers absolute truth statements.
See my other comment here for another perspective on faith and religion[0]
In particular, the what happens after you die issue is applicable as it is one where we may never have conclusive evidence for the answer this side of life.
>The difference is that to be an atheist you must be willing to accept "I don't know" as an answer.
As a Christian, my answer is I'm confident in my beliefs, but not 100% certain. I could be wrong as could you.
>Religion on the other hand offers absolute truth statements.
See my other comment here for another perspective on faith and religion[0]
In particular, the what happens after you die issue is applicable as it is one where we may never have conclusive evidence for the answer this side of life.
>The difference is that to be an atheist you must be willing to accept "I don't know" as an answer.
As a Christian, my answer is I'm confident in my beliefs, but not 100% certain. I could be wrong as could you.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12084049