r/DebateAnAtheist Sep 23 '24

Shouldn't atheists refuse meaning in life and accept its inherently bad ? Philosophy

Atheism arises from rationality i.e logic. If God doesn't exist (obviously doesn't) then you can't say there is a grand plan ! Existence is just pointless. In a pointless existence we have wars, crimes, predation, natural disasters, torture, exploitation and slavery, accidents, diseases and many more inevitable sufferings going on. Nobody can stop these these are inevitable.

Can you deny these facts ? If not then the only rational solution for existence is extinctionism. Extinction of all conscious sentient living beings. As rationalists you must agree to that ?

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u/Osr0 Sep 23 '24

In a pointless existence we have wars, crimes, predation, natural disasters, torture, exploitation and slavery, accidents, diseases and many more inevitable sufferings going on. Nobody can stop these these are inevitable.

These things have happened and continue to happen, that is a fact. Presumably you're a theist, which means you do believe there is a god. So, by your own logic, it is irrational for you to believe in any god or gods since we live in a world that has "wars, crimes, predation, natural disasters, torture, exploitation and slavery, accidents, diseases and many more inevitable sufferings going on".

If not then the only rational solution for existence is extinctionism. Extinction of all conscious sentient living beings. As rationalists you must agree to that ?

Through what perversion of logic did you arrive at this peculiar conclusion? As a rationalist, I see the way things are, and attempt to improve them for both my sake and the sake of others around me.

side note: if you have any friends who are able to construct a proper syllogism please have them come to this sub. Its been awhile since I've seen a post here that didn't make me feel embarassed for the person posting it, and this one is certainly no exception.