Ask an Atheist

[SketchyBuffalo]

When you consider human consciousness (or at least the version of it you're directly familiar with from your own experience), what does it seem to you to be made of? Can it be described in terms of components and factors, or what? Do you think consciousness is unique to humans or unique to what we recognize as living organisms?

The human consciousness simply a cranial function. When the human being invented spoken language as a necessity for tribal communication and coordination, an obvious side effect was that information could be discovered and passed along much quicker. This knack for communication is what gives us our personality and "emotions". Emotions are not abstract, there is an actual chemical reaction in your brain, with real biological effects to explain phenomena like "love" and "hate" or "sadness". Simply put, what we consider consciousness is just a form of communication lacking a communicant. Currently, we can't prove any other organism is conscious of its existence but we're working on it.

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

I do find it rather ironic NFL players complain about "white people" and "Racism" despite the fact that most NFL team owners are white and the fact that white people watch football and the fact the NFL players makes millions upon millions upon millions. If you REALLY care so much about protesting then quit the NFL. Because if you don't then your just a hypocrite.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I do find it rather ironic NFL players complain about "white people" and "Racism" despite the fact that most NFL team owners are white and the fact that white people watch football and the fact the NFL players makes millions upon millions upon millions. If you REALLY care so much about protesting then quit the NFL. Because if you don't then your just a hypocrite.

Do you have a question for atheists?

 

[Cearbhall]

I do find it rather ironic NFL players complain about "white people" and "Racism" despite the fact that most NFL team owners are white and the fact that white people watch football and the fact the NFL players makes millions upon millions upon millions. If you REALLY care so much about protesting then quit the NFL. Because if you don't then your just a hypocrite.

Are they atheists?

 

[FreeinChrist]

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