tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post5017933445548382236..comments2024-03-28T13:47:00.644+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: A world of micro-motivationsBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-81163226846476044572021-05-22T06:22:25.200+01:002021-05-22T06:22:25.200+01:00@Wm - If it is correct that it is the assumption o...@Wm - If it is correct that it is the assumption of God which makes purpose and meaning coherent - then it makes sense that when the assumption is No God, then purpose and meaning are diminished. <br /><br />When there is no coherent or ultimate purpose or meaning in doing any specific thing - then any motivation to do it becomes 'micro'. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-89056805345597375282021-05-22T05:51:12.497+01:002021-05-22T05:51:12.497+01:00A very useful coinage! The blasé reaction to the b...A very useful coinage! The blasé reaction to the birdemic coup proves that no one really cares that much about anything. It is often said that when someone rejects God, something else — pleasure, for instance — becomes his “god” and his “religion.” We can see now that this is not true, that there really is such a thing as irreligion and utter godlessness.<br /><br />“Some men,” Joan of Arc said, “believe in little or nothing. And yet they give their lives for that little or nothing.” She wasn’t talking about martyrdom.Wm Jas Tychonievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446790072877463982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-67460583846104879102021-05-22T00:47:56.932+01:002021-05-22T00:47:56.932+01:00One of the most potent proofs of God I had while e...One of the most potent proofs of God I had while en route to becoming a Christian was merely observing and comparing the behavior of the aggressively atheistic, the disinterested irreligious, and the (few) legitimately religious people I knew.TonguelessYoungManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433490543280815258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-49139957025342880192021-05-21T18:56:09.340+01:002021-05-21T18:56:09.340+01:00@Cabtib - See https://charltonteaching.blogspot.co...@Cabtib - See https://charltonteaching.blogspot.com/2021/05/imagination-has-become-social-reality.html and read the links. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.com