This is what happens when we reject the only objective basis to value human life —God—above mosquitoes and the COVID virus.
In “Confessions of an Antinatalist Philosopher,” these sentiments have become increasingly popular:
• I would be pleased to see no one to have children, because that would be a rational thing to do. Reproduction carries risks to the possible future individuals. All lives are occasionally miserable, some lives are predominantly miserable, and individuals may think, justifiably, that their lives have no meaning. My reason suggests that it would be unwise and unkind to bring new people into existence and thereby expose them to these risks. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/bioethicist-pushes-human-extinction-in-prestigious-journal
The philosopher calls his proclamation “My reason.” However, therefore is nothing reasonable about this. The value of human beings cannot be determined by reason or by laboratory findings but only by Divine revelation.
Consequently, when the Biblical God is rejected, so too are we rejected along with our ability to argue against such foolishness.
Some atheists believe they can retain the belief in the surpassing value of humans based on our superior intellect or creativity. However, this idea is littered with problems:
1. There is no reason to believe that, even if we do have a superior intellect, that this means that we are more valuable than the virus.
2. Valuable to whom?
3. Even if this does make us more valuable, this would mean that some humans are less valuable and more disposable than others.
Better to re-think our Savior!
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