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Atheism Doen't Equal Depression

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Atheism Doen't Equal Depression
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RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression
August 15, 2015 at 10:59 am (This post was last modified: August 15, 2015 at 11:07 am by MTL.)
(August 15, 2015 at 2:29 am)robvalue Wrote: I totally and utterly don't get what meaning God is supposed to provide. Is it just part of the indoctrination? I know religion heavily forces people to think there is no meaning without God, but what exactly is this meaning in the first place?

Is it just the fact that you're scoring points and getting ready for the afterlife? Or what? I'm serious, I have no idea. To me, living life as if it's some kind of test for the benefit a weird voyeur would make life pretty bizarre and pointless.


They'll tell you the "meaning" is the privilege of being able to praise God for eternity, but I'm not buying it.

Ironically, I think if they were to be honest, the real "meaning" that is provided by believing in God and Heaven,
is actually something that caters to some pretty base human traits:

1. Immortality, safety and comfort, for all eternity, in paradise (laziness, entitlement)
2. And, by contrast, watching those whom you deemed "sinners" be punished, for all eternity (revenge)
3. Having everything explained, sharing in God's omniscience (control)
4. And it's also the feather in your cap of knowing that YOU were "part" of God's Plan, all along (ego)
IE: Heaven couldn't have occurred without you.
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Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 14, 2015 at 7:38 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Athene - August 15, 2015 at 2:12 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by LastPoet - August 15, 2015 at 2:27 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by robvalue - August 15, 2015 at 2:29 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Athene - August 15, 2015 at 3:12 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by MTL - August 15, 2015 at 10:59 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by robvalue - August 15, 2015 at 12:24 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 15, 2015 at 4:35 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Longhorn - August 15, 2015 at 3:14 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Nope - August 15, 2015 at 8:09 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 15, 2015 at 9:30 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by downbeatplumb - August 15, 2015 at 10:08 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 15, 2015 at 11:09 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Cinjin - August 15, 2015 at 12:13 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 15, 2015 at 12:34 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 15, 2015 at 6:23 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 16, 2015 at 9:56 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Cinjin - August 17, 2015 at 9:07 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 18, 2015 at 1:00 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by CapnAwesome - August 15, 2015 at 6:34 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 16, 2015 at 9:59 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by downbeatplumb - August 16, 2015 at 4:49 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 16, 2015 at 10:17 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by MTL - August 15, 2015 at 11:11 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by MTL - August 15, 2015 at 11:14 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 15, 2015 at 12:11 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by MTL - August 16, 2015 at 5:43 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 16, 2015 at 9:50 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 17, 2015 at 12:12 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 2:50 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Nope - August 17, 2015 at 4:03 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 17, 2015 at 4:05 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 6:07 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Brakeman - August 17, 2015 at 9:48 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 18, 2015 at 1:21 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Thumpalumpacus - August 17, 2015 at 5:12 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by MTL - August 22, 2015 at 12:09 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Nope - August 15, 2015 at 11:57 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 15, 2015 at 12:22 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Faith No More - August 16, 2015 at 11:25 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Athene - August 15, 2015 at 12:35 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 15, 2015 at 12:55 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Athene - August 15, 2015 at 1:24 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Brakeman - August 15, 2015 at 1:56 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 15, 2015 at 5:40 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Ravenshire - August 15, 2015 at 10:35 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Thumpalumpacus - August 16, 2015 at 11:32 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Athene - August 16, 2015 at 12:15 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 15, 2015 at 5:20 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Longhorn - August 15, 2015 at 9:34 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by LastPoet - August 15, 2015 at 10:23 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 15, 2015 at 12:26 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by LastPoet - August 15, 2015 at 2:28 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Ravenshire - August 15, 2015 at 10:41 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 16, 2015 at 10:01 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Ravenshire - August 17, 2015 at 6:31 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Faith No More - August 16, 2015 at 11:35 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 16, 2015 at 9:38 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 17, 2015 at 10:09 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 2:10 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 17, 2015 at 6:08 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 9:03 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Ravenshire - August 17, 2015 at 9:19 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Ravenshire - August 17, 2015 at 6:43 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Faith No More - August 17, 2015 at 11:31 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 2:24 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 15, 2015 at 12:29 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Alex K - August 15, 2015 at 1:16 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Ashground - August 16, 2015 at 12:15 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 16, 2015 at 5:56 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 16, 2015 at 10:24 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Fidel_Castronaut - August 17, 2015 at 10:21 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 17, 2015 at 12:37 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 2:59 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Ravenshire - August 17, 2015 at 6:40 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 18, 2015 at 12:41 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 16, 2015 at 10:50 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by rexbeccarox - August 16, 2015 at 11:37 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 3:05 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by rexbeccarox - August 17, 2015 at 3:11 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by robvalue - August 17, 2015 at 10:23 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Whateverist - August 17, 2015 at 11:36 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 2:39 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Godschild - August 17, 2015 at 3:07 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by rexbeccarox - August 17, 2015 at 3:13 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Regina - August 17, 2015 at 6:37 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 18, 2015 at 11:56 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Thumpalumpacus - August 17, 2015 at 9:12 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 18, 2015 at 1:10 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 22, 2015 at 1:17 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Spooky - August 22, 2015 at 11:08 pm
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Cyberman - August 23, 2015 at 6:47 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Whateverist - August 23, 2015 at 5:04 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Rhondazvous - August 23, 2015 at 8:34 am
RE: Atheism Doen't Equal Depression - by Ayen - August 23, 2015 at 8:46 am

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