[orionblamblam]

> The whole "God" issue forms the core of my beliefs, values, being.

For me, not.

> I ask you--what happens to you after you die?

Dunno. Now my question to you:

Will we ever find a means to travel faster than the speed of light?

Notice: a question regarding a matter of belief, with no reference to deities included or implied.

> If there is no soul, can the human being be accurately described as simply a highly complex conglomeration of proteins and chemicals?

Yes.

> If so, why is it wrong to destroy this conglomeration while it is not similarly wrong to destroy, say, a Honda Civic?

For starters: is it *your* Honda Civic?

[Antoninus]

I ask you--what happens to you after you die?

Dunno

That answer marks you as an agnostic, not an atheist. The proper atheist answer is "worm-food".

Will we ever find a means to travel faster than the speed of light?

Through the grace of God, we will. I have Faith that we will, anyway. :-)

Notice: a question regarding a matter of belief, with no reference to deities included or implied.

The point being?

For starters: is it *your* Honda Civic?

So morality is predicated on possession? What unwritten rule says that one conglomeration of proteins and chemicals (a human) is capable of "possessing" something, while another (a Honda Civic) isn't?