“If there is no God, and pleasure is the only thing that makes your life worth living,”
I think you’re projecting just the teensiest bit. Navy Lifer, not everything we did was pleasant, but it was worth doing. So, not a hedonist.
"If you live for pleasure, you idolize pleasure.”
I like German Chocolate Cake, but it’s a big leap to suggest that i worship it.
"If you idolize pleasure,”
Which you have not established.
“it is only reasonable to ask why you shouldn't do things that give you pleasure.”
Actually, even if i do not idolize pleasure, I have to ask why you seem to be treating it as a bad thing.
“You could see prostitutes.”
No, i can’t. I made a promise some time ago. Kept it ever since.
“A lot of pleasure, presumably. Illegal, but hey, somebody will always pay prostitutes.”
That does not establish that men and women who hire prostitutes idolize their pleasure.
"You could drive your car 150mph.”
I’ve been up to 100mph once, in Nevada. Did not enjoy it..
"You could smoke a big fat joint.”
Nah, don’t wanna.
“ hey, it's for medicial purposes.”
Ah, you’d lie for hedonism.
“You could work really hard and hobnob with the big shots. Never mind that you may have to turn into a back-stabbing, lying, cheating SOB.”
Didn’t get that promotion, huh?
Meh, I’m fine where I’m at.
“Finally, you could rape a woman or kill a homeless person.”
I have committed all the rape and murder i have ever wanted to. Zero.
“You see. Morals are no good unless they are absolute.”
Your drabble above comes no where near establishing that. Those aren’t even complicated moral situations. Would you steal bread if your kid was starving, or would you kill someone attacking a stranger?
Thought through a lot more of those than you seem to have.
“Life for pleasure is not worth living.”
Says you. You’re just shitting on any POV that’s not your own. And doing it poorly.
"I have sought pleasure a lot and was eventually disappointed.”
Did you stretch, first?
You need to stretch.
"The search for pleasure or joy is a search for God.”
No, my search for God just got me disappointment. Everyone has the same failed arguments, poor math, poorer history, and self-serving lies.
“ Nothing and nobody else can satisfy lastingly.”
Actually, if my wife cut me off from sex right now, I’d still be happily married to her.
I would guess that you have to Keep TELLING yourself that you’re not satisfied, so you don’t doubt God and risk Hell.