People accuse me of saying stuff just to be provocative.
They’re right.
I mean, take a look at the title of this article.
Climate change believers will insist their beliefs aren’t beliefs but “science”.
They’re wrong.
With my usual brand of delightful jocularity, I explained why climate change doesn’t matter.
Some people responded by insisting that “science” proves beyond all doubt that humans are destroying the Earth.
Cows play a part too.
Which may be absolutely true.
Did you hear that?
To save you sending me links to a million weather articles neither one of us understand – I will repeat:
“HUMANS MAY BE CAUSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND THUS DESTROYING THE EARTH.”
Clear enough?
I’ve conceded your point.
My original point remains:
“So what?”
Before you launch into another sermon about the immorality of polluting the planet into extinction, consider this:
Morality is a biological adaptation no less than our hands and feet and teeth…Considered as a rationally justifiable set of claims about an objective something, ethics is illusory. I appreciate that when somebody says “Love thy neighbor as thyself,” they think they are referring above and beyond themselves…Nevertheless, such reference is truly without foundation.
Atheist – Michael Ruse
If “love they neighbor” is without foundation, guess what…so is “love thy planet”.
This is all I was saying before.
If you don’t believe in God, you have no basis for your righteous crusade of preservation.
But don’t take MY word for it.
Evolutionary biology tells us there are no purposeful principles in nature . . .There are no inherent moral or ethical laws .
Atheist – William Provine
And the most famous of all:
In a universe of electrons and selfish genes, blind physical forces and genetic replication, some people are going to get hurt, other people are going to get lucky, and you won’t find any rhyme or reason in it, nor any justice. The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind pitiless indifference.
Atheist – Richard Dawkins*
Ta-Da!
Destroying the planet is not immoral.
Your sanctimonious sermons about my “responsibilities” are tedious.
I don’t want to listen to you preach.
I absolutely don’t want you to legislate anything…ever.
Keep your religion to yourself.
*Dawkin’s website currently proclaims that members of Richard Dawkin’s club have “unselfish genes”. This is nothing short of hilarious as it completely undercuts the philosophy that made Dawkins rich and famous. The fool says in his heart there is no God. Then the fool becomes a disciple of religious windbags.
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Well, that takes care of the Atheists. What do we say to the Pagans who have defied the earth and consider human beings useless vermin?
I did note that you didn’t deny climate change in that post – but then you were characterized by both supporters and detractors in such a way that they inferred that you did.
I almost went to critique your saying “I absolutely don’t want you to legislate anything…ever”, since all legislation from a godless worldview is founded only in preference – so preferring the world to continue would be as valid a reason to legislate as anything. But then I noticed that you yourself were simply expressing a preference. So the math adds up.
But just to keep the conversation light – Buttigieg. ^_-
As a theist, I accept that there are transcendent laws at work in the universe. So I recognize that humans have some responsibility to take care of the Earth. It is truly immoral to live without regard for other humans, present or future. But I can only say that because God exists.
I’m sensing that Buttigieg may become a recurring comment and I know I am powerless to stop it.
I don’t mean to be assinine – butt it’s likely the joke will run out of gas after a few passes.
… I can only hope.