On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:42:03 -0700, sdr <sdrodrian@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>What Atheists Can't Answer
>By Michael Gerson Friday, July 13, 2007;
>Page A17 Wa****ngton Post
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> " Human nature, in other cir***stances, is also
> clearly constructed for cruel exploitation,
> uncontrollable rage, icy selfishness and a range of
> other less desirable traits.
>
> So the dilemma is this: How do we choose between
> good and bad instincts? Theism, for several
> millennia, has given one answer: We should
> cultivate the better angels of our nature because
> the God we love and respect requires it. While many
> of us fall tragically short, the ideal remains.
>
> Atheism provides no answer to this dilemma.
Atheism provides no answer to *any* dilemma. It isn't meant to. It's
simply the absence of theism. There are many non-theistic philosophies
however, such as Humanism, that provide more than adequate responses.
--
"O Sybilli, si ergo
Fortibus es in ero
O Nobili! Themis trux
Sivat sinem? Causen Dux"
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