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As An Atheist Can Your Life Have Purpose and Meaning?
I was wondering what other people thought about this.
I realize we weren't born with a purpose. No creator or "higher calling".
But as a non believer can your life have meaning and purpose without god?
I realize we weren't born with a purpose. No creator or "higher calling".
But as a non believer can your life have meaning and purpose without god?
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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on -
I love zombies! Just kidding.
I don't reproduce myself John.
Educating others would be a purpose of sorts.
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Permalink Reply by JP Carey on -
right #1 is just 'A' purpose, and not a very high one at that. The #2, making your own path, is the real gem here, -educating others, turning people away from ignorance would be a great purpose.
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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on
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Thank you very much John for adding to the discussion. Appreciate it!
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Permalink Reply by Glen Rosenberg on -
TNT666, No offense intended, was only poking fun. Have seen many of your responses on AN and consider you quite bright. Was mostly poking fun at notion of having a purpose.
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Permalink Reply by TNT666 on -
I had thought the same of you until reading your previous post :P
But pray tell, why do you start a new nest (nested postings) instead of replying to mine directly?
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Permalink Reply by Glen Rosenberg on
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Technological troglodyte, I am. Only know of one way to proceed. You tree frog devil. I see the beast disguised as a comely tree frog. I fear parley with the demented demon satan. Arggghhhh
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Permalink Reply by Steph S. on
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Damien thank you so very much for that educational response. I agree that we should not tell other nonbelievers what they should think, believe or feel. There are many types of Atheists. I think we should have more of a united front. It's the religion we should be fighting and not each other.
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Permalink Reply by TNT666 on
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But think of this Steph, a majority of atheists here are recent de-converts from religion. I can't tell you how many times, when criticising the society that has begath from 2000 years of religious thinking, I am told "don't throw out the baby with the water", because a great many atheists are still so attached to all the koolaid that they were raised with.
So hell yes, throw the baby out with the bath water and lets start anew. And those atheists who cling to religious values, yep, I will fight that as strongly as faithers, because if the only change in mindset is refuting Gawds, but the rest of the thinking remains similar, then frankly, why bother to fuss about it?
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Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on -
Yes, throw out the baby. It has polluted the bathwater and will continue polluting it.
Babies (real ones) stir humane emotions. Only fearful people and charlatans use the baby metaphor.
When I was looking for a path away from Catholicism (55 years ago), I found skepticism and pragmatism helpful.
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