For what it's worth, there's no "atheistic world view." The majority of atheists identify as lacking belief in any deity--not "there are no deities"--and we'd appreciate if you stop thinking that we do. World views are based on a belief system, and atheism conveys no beliefs, morals, philosophy, nothing. We vary as much as theists do. Simply asserting your version of your particular instance of yhwh is the source of objective meaning to life doesn't fly. You actually have to submit reliable evidence that your goddess exists, at the very least; the next steps would be reliable evidence that it let us know it exists several thousand years ago, that it can convey its thoughts and intentions accurately, that it DID, convey those things accurately, and a long line of claims spun off of that. Even valid arguments need external corroboration. Purpose cannot be confirmed until you talk to the maker. Until then it's just assumptions. And please don't compare it to human made items; that precedent has been well established, unlike the precedent for a goddess. Your yhwh is only the source of all that's good only if you cherry pick its history. It's famous for horrific abhorrent acts and commands throughout the bible stories. Theists constantly bend over backwards to excuse those things, or give the staple "I have faith" that yhwh knows what it's doing when they're backed into a corner. Except, responsible living includes holding each other accountable; when people refuse to hold the apparently most important entity in their life accountable, that's dangerous. When theists can demonstrate that any part of a human exists beyond death, please let us know. Millions of us have been searching for years and decades, no results. I recommend Paulogia or Mindshift, their study and their explanation of their journeys.
Gods exist in the hearts and minds of men. Even if they aren’t called gods. Politics, ideals, culture, desires, etc. All Gods are, are representations of certain aspects of life and existence. Gods of fertility, destruction, disease, indulgence, revenge, and so on. Without man there are no gods.
For what it's worth, there's no "atheistic world view." The majority of atheists identify as lacking belief in any deity--not "there are no deities"--and we'd appreciate if you stop thinking that we do. World views are based on a belief system, and atheism conveys no beliefs, morals, philosophy, nothing. We vary as much as theists do.
Simply asserting your version of your particular instance of yhwh is the source of objective meaning to life doesn't fly. You actually have to submit reliable evidence that your goddess exists, at the very least; the next steps would be reliable evidence that it let us know it exists several thousand years ago, that it can convey its thoughts and intentions accurately, that it DID, convey those things accurately, and a long line of claims spun off of that. Even valid arguments need external corroboration.
Purpose cannot be confirmed until you talk to the maker. Until then it's just assumptions. And please don't compare it to human made items; that precedent has been well established, unlike the precedent for a goddess.
Your yhwh is only the source of all that's good only if you cherry pick its history. It's famous for horrific abhorrent acts and commands throughout the bible stories. Theists constantly bend over backwards to excuse those things, or give the staple "I have faith" that yhwh knows what it's doing when they're backed into a corner. Except, responsible living includes holding each other accountable; when people refuse to hold the apparently most important entity in their life accountable, that's dangerous.
When theists can demonstrate that any part of a human exists beyond death, please let us know. Millions of us have been searching for years and decades, no results. I recommend Paulogia or Mindshift, their study and their explanation of their journeys.
Worldview follows from atheism.
Gods exist in the hearts and minds of men. Even if they aren’t called gods. Politics, ideals, culture, desires, etc.
All Gods are, are representations of certain aspects of life and existence. Gods of fertility, destruction, disease, indulgence, revenge, and so on.
Without man there are no gods.