Beautiful day to read Bertrand Russell

I read "What We Must Do"
by Bertrand Russell
on the shore of a river in VA
What could be nicer than that?

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[portoxali]

Do not forget that Russell was agnostic himself and his fierce criticims was mainly directed towards the religious dogmas and church authority, while on the philosophical plane he was more sceptic than atheist. Your views about the mythic character of the religioous beliefs are too naive, i can say that such arguments are no less ungrounded and mythical as the religious claims against which these are used.

[Rhonda9]

At the age of eighteen, however, shortly before I went to Cambridge, I read Mill's Autobiography, where I found a sentence to the effect that his father taught him the question "Who made me?" cannot be answered, since it immediately suggests the further question "Who made God?" This led me to abandon the "First Cause" argument, and to become an atheist. Bertrand Russell, Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, pg. 36

[gen6k]

either God was eternal, but what made the premises of eternity, or something popped out of nothing, which only exhibits our universe and not all possible existence. the ontological arugment i would say is highly inductive, or in other words a mere assumption on the grounds of our sense of order, but we already know that the true nature of existence is outside the bounds of logic. i would then have to say that pure agnosticism is the correct universal stance on the matter.

[Rhonda9]

Hi gen6k, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. When you mention a correct universal stance, it becomes subjective. Its fine to state you dont know something exists that cannot be proven to exist, whether it be gods, satyrs, fairies or unicorns. In relation to religious dogma, however, which introduces hell & torture, its the tease they use upon people of not knowing which keeps them bound to the illogical. The nature of existence to date is best determined by natural cause to avoid semantics.

[effee1000]

@henryporter101>What religion? i'm an atheist. That doesn't mean, though, that I can't see the reason for the existence of religions and their possible positive aspects.Is science entirely benign with it's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the power it gives some to enslave others? Aren't companies like foxconn based upon our enlightened science that enslave workers and drive many to suicide?

[henryporter101]

@effee1000 If they don't subscribe to the dogma,I.E The religion,why then,are they religious?Sounds as though you're ashamed of your religious beliefs and well you should be.

[effee1000]

This started out well then turned into just another atheistic rant. Contrary to popular belief, not all religious people subscribe to the dogmatic garbage aspect of religions.

[luciano9009]

Great vid, I just started reading Bertrand Russell...he has alot of good work. Thus far, one of my fav is "In Praise of Idleness"

[hmala]

That was very inspiring Rhonda. I really enjoyed your reading. I am a fellow freethinker and find it liberating. Bertrand Russell really was a master of prose such beautiful writing.

[littlepatchesofcolor]

wow i dont know whether to like this because its about Russell or be scared shitless. freaky!

[visualart139]

@RHONDA9 MORE POWER TO YOU, FREETHINKER KICKS ASS!

[mathistle]

Faith is considered true by the common, false by the wise, and useful by the rulers - Luscious Seneca.

All thinking men are atheists.