All I did was tweet this:
@StevenZoeller I admit to curiosity as to why an atheist would find rape and bullying morally reprehensible.
— Rhology (@Rhology) November 24, 2014And got a firestorm!
My favorite tweet in the ruckus was this one:
@buffsblg @cherokee_autumn @StevenZoeller Yet you just said our society changes. Maybe someday rape will be right. #fromyourowngallows
— Rhology (@Rhology) November 24, 2014And then it got even better:@Rhology @buffsblg @cherokee_autumn @StevenZoeller I actually think this IS a problem, but religion doesn't solve it.
— Laura (@lonelocust) November 24, 2014I had to bow out after somewhere around 50 attempts on my part to get these atheists to reason consistently. Canard after canard after canard... I don't think a single one of them had ever even thought about my challenge before. I didn't have time to keep up with all of the shambling inanity, so this combox is an open invitation to anyone who would question me on the matter.
"So many atheists are ruled by emotion"
ReplyDeletePerhaps many of them are atheists precisely because they are ruled by emotions.
And not by reason as many of them emotionally claim.
;-)
Why is why atheists believe that rape is immoral an issue?
ReplyDeleteGenerally when someone questions the basis for a claim it is because they disagree with the claim. Examination of the reasons behind a claim when one doesn't necessarily disagree is usually part of a meta-discussion.
Now meta-ethics weren't the issue raised by Steven Zoeller. And when there is an effort to reduce instances of rape, meta-ethical discussions seem at best a side-issue. (I'm sure you don't disagree with the claim).
Curiosity misplaced?
Generally when someone questions the basis for a claim it is because they disagree with the claim.
ReplyDeleteThat may be, but there are exceptions, this being one of them.
Now meta-ethics weren't the issue raised by Steven Zoeller
Correct. Rare is the atheist who evinces enough intellectual aptitude to interact on even a basic level about that topic. I raised it, though, hoping to expose that lack of aptitude and deep thinking to anyone who has eyes to see.
And when there is an effort to reduce instances of rape, meta-ethical discussions seem at best a side-issue.
Rebellion against the lordship of Jesus Christ is a yet more serious matter, however.