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I don’t see how an atheist can oppose the war in Iraq. An atheist denies God’s existence and claims that man is a product of evolution.
Since man is the product of random events and there is no God to endow man with anything special, then no logical conclusion can be made that man is any more valuable than a colony of ants. Emotionally we may feel we are special, but different doesn’t mean special.
To the atheist, man is born, lives, and dies in a cold pitiless universe. Like a small electrical spark, exist for a brief moment and are gone. Our lives are completely without meaning.
The universe cares not, whether we live or die. It is indifferent to whether we invade Iraq, promote human rights, or torture our enemies.
All protests by atheists for any claims to what is right or wrong, are only emotional. They cannot be logically deduced.
If you feel this is an incorrect conclusion, state the logical argument against it.
Posted by Ted at February 5, 2004 9:14 PM