Morality
Human Savagery, Lex Talionis, and The Golden Rule
part 1
An extraction from the book, Adeology
From the section: A Few Words
One of the main disagreements in the god-debate is about morality. But, it is never about morality. It is always about where morality comes from—which needlessly complicates the matter. Believers love to believe they live on higher moral ground, because they believe their god tells them so—which immediately puts them on lower, shaky ground. Again, believers of all kinds believe this, regardless if religion is involved. It is the belief in god that allows for such dangerous, arrogant ignorance. One wouldn’t think morality would be so controversial, but it is—terribly so.
…hence, adeology.
Why and How
An extraction from the book, Adeology
From the section: A Few Words
It should go without saying, but alas: there is a difference in meaning between the words why and how. For example: why we are here, as the human race, is different from how we got here—one is subjectively based on opinion while the other is objectively based on fact. And yet, people confuse these two words, and use them interchangeably, all the time—it could be said, confused deliberately, in some cases.
Know Nothing
An extraction from the book, Adeology
Nothing does not exist—which does not mean that “it” is merely that which does not exist—that would mean “it” is something. But, nothing cannot exist, which means that something must exist. And, that is what it means to know nothing.
The Hard Answer: What Is Consciousness?
An extraction from the book, Adeology
From the section: Unapologetics
What is Consciousness? Consciousness is nothing more than the most extraordinary thing—ever. Well, next to existence, anyway. But, without consciousness, one would not know that existence exists. So, again, what is consciousness? Daniel Dennett [the hard question] loves to remind us that it isn’t what we think it is. David Chalmers [the hard problem] says that it does and doesn’t exist. But, the hard answer to what is consciousness, is that consciousness is an evolutionary survival adaptation—and, when it comes down to it, consciousness is merely that which is experienced between birth and death.
What is a Word?
An extraction from the book, Adeology
What is a word?
Communication.
What makes a word?
Usage.
Who says what a word is?
Me. You. We do.
Words are a form of audible communication that started out as grunts and grumbles and shrieks and hollers, eventually evolving into the discernible, but ever changing, lexicon that we understand to be the human languages of today. At one point, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, was just a “made up word” in a movie—but, all words are made up—and, because people used supercalifragilisticexpialidocious enough, it became a real word that is now defined in the dictionary as meaning: extraordinarily good. Dan Barker just published the book, Contraduction, titled with another “made up word”. Words like adeology, adeist, adeism, are “made up words” meant to be used as tools by non-believers in the debate against deity worship in public spaces.
…hence, adeology.
The Fundamental Difference Between the Belief in God and the Worshipping of God 3/3
I do believe, however, that billions of people, without the aid of storytelling, could come to their own belief in a god—that each of them could, on their own, come to some sort of internal determination that a god, indeed their very own personal god, exists. But, billions of people do not come up with the identical belief, on their own, that some so-and-so flew into outer-space on a winged horse and broke the moon in two; or that there’s going to be some messiah someday to save humanity from itself; or that there already was a messiah but that that messiah was martyred believed to return one day—they do not each of them silently come up with that idea on their own—those billions of people are told that story. Now, as to their belief in whether they are convinced by those stories that a god exists, that is up to them—but, they do believe in god—all of them—and I believe that belief to be a false-belief.
…hence, adeology.
The Fundamental Difference Between the Belief in God and the Worshipping of God 2/3
An extraction from the book, Adeology
One can come to, or arrive at, an inner, seemingly inherent belief in god that is different and potentially more meaningful than any and every other story ever told by any and every other person that is ever brought to religion, brought to believing in religion, and/or brought to miming the physical incantations of religious practices. And, I do say, “brought to religion” intentionally because, that is how it happens. Whether by upbringing, despair, or commercialism, anyone ever believing in religion, was brought to religion—compelled in some way, shape or form, to try and escape or assuage the so-called mortal coil of the physical world with the belief in ancient tribal stories of eternal creator gods—not because of some sort of internal, logical epiphany that x, y, or z belief in god is true or real, but because they were led and persuaded into it.
…hence, adeology.
The Fundamental Difference Between the Belief in God and the Worshipping of God 1/3
An extraction of the book, Adeology
Understand, there is a fundamental difference between believing in god and believing in the validity, efficacy, and historicity of religion and religious practices. If a person believes that they, and everything, is created by god, that is one thing. But, if a person believes that they become closer to god by communicating with god through committing such acts in the name of god as: the folding of hands or kneeling or bowing, or the wearing of certain garments, or the partaking and abstaining of certain foods and activities, or gathering with one another on certain days and dates, that is tantamount to witchcraft and voodoo. Understand that.
…hence, adeology.
Yes, Non-Belief is a Worldview, Get Over It
An extraction from the book, Adeology
To Whom it may concern: Yes, Non-belief is a worldview, get over it—and, one day, it will be the most popular worldview! Why deny it? There is no benefit. There are too many atheists needlessly seeking refuge in the argument that non-belief is not a worldview, and I find that to be a cowardly and illogical argument for one to make. Of course non-belief is a worldview—it couldn’t be anything other than a worldview. In fact, it might be the only true worldview that will collectively ever be, because once the ancient stories and myths and fables have all gone, there will be nothing left to debate but the conscious belief in god—and, once the human race wakes up to its own delusion, there will be no other choice but to believe in reality and not make-believe—hence, adeology.
Free Thought—Free Will
An extraction from the book, Adeology
Free Will does and does not exist; I can will myself to be productive, but I cannot will myself to levitate. Free Thought exists only to the degree that one has the capacity for thought. Both are only possible with a conscious being.
Nothing Never Exists
an objective, definitive, fact in truth
Most god-believers hinge their entire belief on the idea that all of this existence that we experience could not have just popped into being out of nowhere—out of nothing. But, nothing never exists; ever—forever. And, this objective truth really does end that sort of argument, because, something must exist if nothing cannot exist—everywhere—for all time and space.
Are There Any Objective Truths?
Quick answer: Yes. Nothing never exists. That is an objective truth.
Longer answer: To say that “there are no objective truths” is an attempt to speak an objective truth, that if it were true, would be not an objective truth—but a falsehood.
Out Of This Universe
An extraction from the book, Adeology
Boundaries necessitate something beyond said boundaries. If the universe has boundaries, that means there is something beyond those boundaries—something beyond this universe—not nothing. And, since we are making this connection to that which is beyond our understanding of the universe here in the natural world, we understand that that which is beyond our boundary is not supernatural, merely, natural.
There Is No God
The Abridged Syllogism
Premise 1: Nothing Never Exists
Premise 2: Something Exists Forever
Conclusion: God did not Create Everything, and therefore, does not exist
…hence, adeology.
Supernature = Nature
An extraction from the book, Adeology
If it turns out that we find something or someone out there more intelligent and powerful than us, that would be, in fact, a natural occurrence.
…hence, adeology.
Refuted: The Kalam Cosmological Argument
An Extract from the Book, Adeology
From the section: Unapologetics
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
Premise 1: whatever begins to exist has a cause
Premise 2: the universe began to exist and therefore has a cause
Conclusion: therefore god
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The Refutation
Premise 1: nothing never exists
Premise 2: something always exists
Conclusion: everything is not created, therefore, everything is not created by god
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Thus, the Kalam cosmological argument, refuted. Truly. And, to deny it, would be to demonstrate the efforts of delusion.
…hence, adeology.