tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782301.post6491514434024445755..comments2007-08-06T21:30:16.915+01:00Comments on An Insomniac: The emptiness of atheismMatt Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08062352280843955046noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782301.post-62233029154444422802007-08-06T19:47:00.000+01:002007-08-06T19:47:00.000+01:002007-08-06T19:47:00.000+01:00"If only that were true of the society we're livin..."If only that were true of the society we're living in today!"Are you living in a society where selfishness is universally tolerated and goes unpunished rather than provoking legal action or, at the very least, social exclusion?Rev. Dr. Incitatushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099138083845953108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782301.post-44904677048282875522007-08-06T06:34:00.000+01:002007-08-06T06:34:00.000+01:002007-08-06T06:34:00.000+01:00"Society cannot and does not tolerate extreme acts..."Society cannot and does not tolerate extreme acts of selfishness, particularly when those acts are deleterious to others, because it undermines the stability and cohesiveness of that society."If only that were true of the society we're living in today!anticanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782301.post-24576641077967122092007-08-02T11:27:00.000+01:002007-08-02T11:27:00.000+01:002007-08-02T11:27:00.000+01:00The two negatives do of course cancel each other o...The two negatives do of course cancel each other out...It's intentional. At least, it is now.Matt Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08062352280843955046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782301.post-8947012308488068662007-08-02T00:07:00.000+01:002007-08-02T00:07:00.000+01:002007-08-02T00:07:00.000+01:00You could say: "You're dying free now, but one day...You could say: "You're dying free now, but one day science will be able to bring you back to life. And then you'll do some seriously nasty prison time."This has in common with Wilson's position that (a) it subsitutes punishment for moral judgement, and (b) there's no reason to think it's true.(PS just noticed the new blog sub-heading, Matt. The two negatives do of course cancel each other out...)Tom Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782301.post-75812021807158880152007-08-01T17:12:00.000+01:002007-08-01T17:12:00.000+01:002007-08-01T17:12:00.000+01:00I think Wilson is appealing to something of a fals...I think Wilson is appealing to something of a false dilemma here. An atheist is simply not going to sit there next to this dying man agonising about how the bugger didn't get his comeuppance, because an atheist isn't going to think the person is "getting away with" anything through death. Indeed, the person's ambivalence toward his actions are completely irrelevant the moment his brain ceases to Rev. Dr. Incitatushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08099138083845953108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17782301.post-78333681929530998062007-08-01T16:42:00.000+01:002007-08-01T16:42:00.000+01:002007-08-01T16:42:00.000+01:00Oh man... I mean - oh, Matt, of course. I hope you...Oh man... I mean - oh, Matt, of course. I hope you do not need this dialog (methinks of somewhat doubtful value) to decide between atheism and... er... whatever.I don't know about Mr Wilson, but Hitch is gaining so much weight that, with due respect to his abilities, he is getting on every horse in his vicinity - and beyond it. There is a danger that he will become an intellectual black hole soonSnoopyTheGoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.com