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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

How do atheists get this intrinsic need to be good? Biology? Culture? Education? Or what?

Everyone has it. Religious people sometimes think that it's their religion that makes them good, but they're simply good -- or not.

How funny these people never think to examine what is considered “good” and why they believe certain things are good or bad.

society has laws that distinguish between good and bad.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

How do atheists get this intrinsic need to be good? Biology? Culture? Education? Or what?

Everyone has it. Religious people sometimes think that it's their religion that makes them good, but they're simply good -- or not.

How funny these people never think to examine what is considered “good” and why they believe certain things are good or bad.

Cooperative behaviors enable higher birth rates.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheists on here often say they sre rational and believe in science.
Explain relationship to extraterrestrial intelligence given current evidence?

Your premise is rejected.

The premise being that all atheists believe in ETs or that there is a relation of any kind between not believing in god to other beliefs.

Since you've not shown either to be true, your premise is rejected and does not require further examination or response until you do so.

You are SO INTELLIGENT I AM IN AWE.
Surprised therefore how you interpreted the question. Skewed much?
Try this.
Do a kindness and explain whether or not a) being open to existence of extraterrestrial intelligences without proof for or against such existences is different from b) being open to the existence of deities without proof for or against such existences.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

How do atheists get this intrinsic need to be good? Biology? Culture? Education? Or what?

Everyone has it. Religious people sometimes think that it's their religion that makes them good, but they're simply good -- or not.

How funny these people never think to examine what is considered “good” and why they believe certain things are good or bad.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

How do atheists get this intrinsic need to be good? Biology? Culture? Education? Or what?

Everyone has it. Religious people sometimes think that it's their religion that makes them good, but they're simply good -- or not.

How funny these people never think to examine what is considered “good” and why they believe certain things are good or bad.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

How do atheists get this intrinsic need to be good? Biology? Culture? Education? Or what?

Everyone has it. Religious people sometimes think that it's their religion that makes them good, but they're simply good -- or not.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

No - it's not different. religious people just think it's different. They think they're good for God, but they're just good - or not.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

How do atheists get this intrinsic need to be good? Biology? Culture? Education? Or what?

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Atheist of an intrinsic need to be good while religious people have an extrinsic need to be good. It’s very different.

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Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

This applies to all people, not just atheists. All people can be good. Religion tells us that we need it to be good, but that's false.

Anonymous wrote:Atheist have a biological evolution that makes them good just because being good is good. They have more intrinsic value. They are too evolved to need parables and myths to encourage them to act morally, it's part of evolution.

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I will withhold belief or even a position on life in space until there is evidence.

However, there is a TON of evidence that the building blocks of life exist all throughout our vast universe

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-complex-blocks-life-spontaneously-space.html

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-asteroid-bennu-sample-reveals-mix-of-lifes-ingredients/

https://theconversation.com/crucial-building-blocks-of-life-on-earth-can-more-easily-form-in-outer-space-new-research-228044

There are many more but I won't grey wall here. Check out videos by Forrest Valkai if you want things like this explained.

Given the difficult-to-grasp size of our universe, plus the variable of time, I can understand how some educated people feel that there is a good chance that it could exist elsewhere.

But I don't know of educated scientist who says it absolutely does.

And certainly none that run their lives around what those other life forms think, legislate based on those ideas, or go to worship those extraterrestrials on Sundays.

It's a stupid, apples to oranges comparison, clearly.

Please stop.

Not sure whether you are saying you don't know of "educated scientists" that run their lives around...on Sundays OR that no life elsewhere does that.

I am not clear how you or even educated scientists know what extraterrestrial life forms might think or legislate or worship.

You gotta be kidding me, dude.

Dude man is here.

Yep! There's only one guy that uses that phrase and you've identified him! Thanks for your massive contribution to the discourse in this thread, we'd all be lost without your fantastic insights. And I know I speak for everyone when I say we certainly appreciate you didn't waste your post on actual content and discussion but instead chose to use it to benefit EVERYONE, by announcing that "Dude man is here". We're all better for it and you've saved us lots of agonizing effort.

This day will live on in all our memories, and you will be remembered as one of the all-time greats of the internet. I praise you and pray to the god that is theoretically the topic of this forum that you remain able to continue to bring your unbelievable insights to this group for the rest of us to feast on.

Thank you and god bless you and all you stand for.

Sarcasm, right? Likely from Dude man himself,

Damn, can’t slip anything past you! You’re sharp as a tack!

C'mon man! The Dude would have said something more akin to, "That's just, like, your opinion, man".

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Anonymous wrote:Personally, I will withhold belief or even a position on life in space until there is evidence.

However, there is a TON of evidence that the building blocks of life exist all throughout our vast universe

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-complex-blocks-life-spontaneously-space.html

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-asteroid-bennu-sample-reveals-mix-of-lifes-ingredients/

https://theconversation.com/crucial-building-blocks-of-life-on-earth-can-more-easily-form-in-outer-space-new-research-228044

There are many more but I won't grey wall here. Check out videos by Forrest Valkai if you want things like this explained.

Given the difficult-to-grasp size of our universe, plus the variable of time, I can understand how some educated people feel that there is a good chance that it could exist elsewhere.

But I don't know of educated scientist who says it absolutely does.

And certainly none that run their lives around what those other life forms think, legislate based on those ideas, or go to worship those extraterrestrials on Sundays.

It's a stupid, apples to oranges comparison, clearly.

Please stop.

Not sure whether you are saying you don't know of "educated scientists" that run their lives around...on Sundays OR that no life elsewhere does that.

I am not clear how you or even educated scientists know what extraterrestrial life forms might think or legislate or worship.

You gotta be kidding me, dude.

Dude man is here.

Yep! There's only one guy that uses that phrase and you've identified him! Thanks for your massive contribution to the discourse in this thread, we'd all be lost without your fantastic insights. And I know I speak for everyone when I say we certainly appreciate you didn't waste your post on actual content and discussion but instead chose to use it to benefit EVERYONE, by announcing that "Dude man is here". We're all better for it and you've saved us lots of agonizing effort.

This day will live on in all our memories, and you will be remembered as one of the all-time greats of the internet. I praise you and pray to the god that is theoretically the topic of this forum that you remain able to continue to bring your unbelievable insights to this group for the rest of us to feast on.

Thank you and god bless you and all you stand for.

Sarcasm, right? Likely from Dude man himself,

Damn, can’t slip anything past you! You’re sharp as a tack!

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Personally, I will withhold belief or even a position on life in space until there is evidence.

However, there is a TON of evidence that the building blocks of life exist all throughout our vast universe

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-complex-blocks-life-spontaneously-space.html

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-asteroid-bennu-sample-reveals-mix-of-lifes-ingredients/

https://theconversation.com/crucial-building-blocks-of-life-on-earth-can-more-easily-form-in-outer-space-new-research-228044

There are many more but I won't grey wall here. Check out videos by Forrest Valkai if you want things like this explained.

Given the difficult-to-grasp size of our universe, plus the variable of time, I can understand how some educated people feel that there is a good chance that it could exist elsewhere.

But I don't know of educated scientist who says it absolutely does.

And certainly none that run their lives around what those other life forms think, legislate based on those ideas, or go to worship those extraterrestrials on Sundays.

It's a stupid, apples to oranges comparison, clearly.

Please stop.

Not sure whether you are saying you don't know of "educated scientists" that run their lives around...on Sundays OR that no life elsewhere does that.

I am not clear how you or even educated scientists know what extraterrestrial life forms might think or legislate or worship.

You gotta be kidding me, dude.

Dude man is here.

Yep! There's only one guy that uses that phrase and you've identified him! Thanks for your massive contribution to the discourse in this thread, we'd all be lost without your fantastic insights. And I know I speak for everyone when I say we certainly appreciate you didn't waste your post on actual content and discussion but instead chose to use it to benefit EVERYONE, by announcing that "Dude man is here". We're all better for it and you've saved us lots of agonizing effort.

This day will live on in all our memories, and you will be remembered as one of the all-time greats of the internet. I praise you and pray to the god that is theoretically the topic of this forum that you remain able to continue to bring your unbelievable insights to this group for the rest of us to feast on.

Thank you and god bless you and all you stand for.

Sarcasm, right? Likely from Dude man himself,