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Yes, I disagree. There is an objective meaning to life...

Posted on: February 10, 2019 at 20:36:08 CT

JeffB MU

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This is from the old Baltimore Catechism:

Q. 150. Why did God make you?

A. God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next.

That's it in a nutshell.

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atheism leads to existentialism? Seems like a logical - JeffB MU

- 2/10 18:33:20

atheism doesn’t lead to anything. - pickle MU

- 2/10 19:18:35

Actually, if I recall, you have said in the past that you - JeffB MU

- 2/10 19:25:49

When you try to further conversation and use the - GA Tiger MU - 2/10 20:18:59

Yes, I disagree. There is an objective meaning to life... - JeffB MU

- 2/10 20:36:08

lol. that’s not objective, Jeff (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/10 22:18:09

atheism leads to eternal damnation - Spanky KU - 2/10 19:24:52

Additionally - how about you read some Sartre(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 2/10 19:14:08

Why not be honest and say ABORTION POST rather than - raskolnikov MU - 2/10 19:13:11

Atheism is simply the disbelief in the existence of God. - TigerMatt STL - 2/10 19:02:29

But there are logical conclusions as to what would naturally - JeffB MU

- 2/10 19:08:50

An atheist would say the moral code in the Bible originates - TigerMatt STL - 2/10 19:23:40

Ok, but you are changing the subject. Don't you agree that - JeffB MU

- 2/10 19:30:33

What is an objective morality? As to meaning of life, - GA Tiger MU - 2/10 19:35:25

Anecdotal evidence to be sure, but it does seem to fit - JeffB MU

- 2/10 19:41:33

I can't respond further since I have no idea what - GA Tiger MU - 2/10 20:08:56

Objective morality would be something that can be known - JeffB MU

- 2/10 20:42:09

I suppose one can often find exceptions to about any - GA Tiger MU - 2/11 08:26:44

Objective morality doesn't exist. It certainly doesn't in t - TigerMatt STL - 2/10 19:50:29

Of course it exists. There is a God who created everything - JeffB MU

- 2/10 20:52:04

lol (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/10 22:42:49

Good observation. Any disagreement with it would - GA Tiger MU - 2/10 19:30:16

This is why the mind is a total dead end as a means to - RayKinsella1922 SEC - 2/10 19:00:01

superstition leads to ignorance(nm) - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 2/10 18:42:37

ignorance begets superstition (nm) - SparkyStalcup MU - 2/10 19:04:55

Would you consider yourself an atheist? An existentialist? (nm) - JeffB MU

- 2/10 18:43:21

I wouldn't consider myself anything relative to another - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 2/10 18:43:48

But do you believe that there is no God? Or that you cannot - JeffB MU

- 2/10 18:45:13

it's a dumb exercise that I have been through on the - Iam4Mizzou MU

- 2/10 18:49:24

Perhaps someone else will have the courage & the patience - JeffB MU

- 2/10 18:52:44

why?(nm) - TheShoe STL - 2/10 18:54:21

The reason for any discussion, to learn things, such as - JeffB MU

- 2/10 19:02:41

you have no desire to learn (nm) - pickle MU

- 2/10 19:19:47

Of course I do. So far, what I've learned is that no atheist - JeffB MU

- 2/10 19:45:35

RE: The reason for any discussion, to learn things, such as - TheShoe STL - 2/10 19:15:04

Why do you think you could/would be 'trapped' in such a - JeffB MU

- 2/10 19:26:38

Because you're not interested in what others think(nm) - TheShoe STL - 2/10 19:31:10

That's false, and a dodge. But even if it were true, it - JeffB MU

- 2/10 19:37:05

lol, see(nm) - TheShoe STL - 2/10 19:42:36

No. I don't see your point? Could you please expound a bit?(nm) - JeffB MU

- 2/10 20:48:04

wut? - Emoji Man MSU - 2/10 18:44:45