I've been told that the history of philosophy since Nietzsche has been a search for a philosophy that can embrace atheism while avoiding nihilism. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? — Ron Cram
[...]Has the search for such a philosophy ever been successful? — Ron Cram
What philosophers have tried and failed? How did they fail? — Ron Cram
Personally, I don't see how you can anchor any idea of a 'true good' without some form of either belief in a transcendent God or at least a transcendent moral order (e.g. as Buddhism and Taoism do). — Wayfarer
Well, what you are asking here is about the utility or function (at accomplishing a certain goal or purpose) of believing in a certain philosophy. Correct?
Not at all. I'm asking about a quest for truth. — Ron Cram
Philosophers have attempted to show that it is reasonable to believe the state of affairs is that God does not exist but objective moral good and evil do exist and that it's possible for one's life to be lived in a way that is objectively good and so has purpose. — Ron Cram
What philosophers have attempted to show this? Has anyone succeeded? Who has failed and why? — Ron Cram
How do you evaluate those qualitative terms you have used? Such as 'succeeded' and 'failed'?
Evolution is not a random process, and no evolutionary biologist would say that. Gene mutation is random, natural selection is non-random. — Nop
Though Spinoza came before Nietzsche, I think Nietzsche's 'death of God' doesnt apply to Spinoza's God, because Nietzsche's attack on God is a attack on a transcedent God, while Spinoza's God is immanent. So an argument could be made that Spinoza argues for a objective morality based on an immanent God, which survives Nietzsche's critique. — Nop
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