“Atheists, what is the point?”
Life, I’m guessing.
“To be a "free thinker". What does that matter when we die thats it.”
Hopefully not for a while, though. Meantime, i’m surrounded by people that want things from me.
“Why try to convince anyone to believe what you believe?”
So they don’t legislate that i have to live like i share their superstition.
“it doesnt really matter, the end is the same.”
So, you’re a ‘ends justify the means’ kind of guy.
I don’t care.
“Why listen to laws that people make?”
I’m surrounded by people, we make laws so that we can do this.
“Why not steal, why not rape, why not murder, why not lie, why not cheat. Why?”
because I’m a moral person without divine threat. If the ONLY reason you behave morally is fear of punishment, you’re a psychopath on a leash.
"If the end is that we all die and go in the ground.”
There is a lot of interaction before that, though.
“If that really is the end, why wouldnt you do whatever you wanted to do? if this is it why not do everything you want?”
I have, infact, committed all the rapes I want to. And all the murders. 0 and 0
“As a Christian I know that this life isnt it, so I have reason not to do whatever I want, and I have reason to follow Christ.”
Good for you. Leave me out of it.
“But what I dont understand is if we all just end up in the ground, why care about anything?”
No, you don’t understand. How surprising that you’re unable to empathize with any outlook that doesn’t match your own. Such shock. Utter amaze.
“Why care about anything?”
Why? You won’t understand.