Unyielding despair, you say?

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Uploaded by on Jan 11, 2009

A response to Veritas48's question about whether there is a logical, consistent response to the proposition that there is no god *other* than unyielding despair.

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Veritas48's "Why I Am Not An Atheist" and "Why I Am Not An Atheist -- The Sequel":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb6Rp7I0-J0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z9DxPcVJrA

Veritas48's "5 Questions for Atheists":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s12d58LeX3U

My responses to those five questions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VICYBN14O4

Bertrand Russell's "A Free Man's Worship":

http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/russell1.htm

Jennifer Michael Hecht's "Doubt (A History)":

http://www.amazon.com/Doubt-Doubters-Innovation-Jefferson-Dickinson/dp/006009...

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  • Just stumbled on this video. Am reading "Doubt: A HIstory" now, and was thrilled o see you reference it. good vid!

  • @Hektor88 Thanks! "Doubt" is one of my favorite books.

  • Didn't he close his youtube account?

  • @JamesJimRaynor Veritas48 you mean? Yes, he did.

  • @ProfMTH Why'd he do that?

  • @JamesJimRaynor He'd had a number of significant hassles on here from someone and decided that he didn't want to put up with it any longer.

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  • I’m not an atheist, but am a former evangelical Christian. That's where I found dispair. I did what many don’t seem to--studied the Bible and the essential doctrines of the faith. When Ted Bundy made a profession of faith days before his execution, it occurred to me that according to my doctrines he could receive Jesus’ vicarious atonement and be forever with God. However, if his 12-year-old victim, Lynette Culver, had rejected it she would be forever in hell. That made me despair.

  • I say "stop dwelling on that stuff and just live your life". But if you must know, it is still easy. Being happy with my family gives me meaning. Preparing my children for their future thereby my future generations gives meaning to my life. Continuing my species to evolve and move beyond stars, to continue to be better, gives me meaning. I at least have meaning that is not waisted.

  • he believes in god only...because he wants to/

  • @gibozzo Thanks.

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