(January 11, 2016 at 5:19 pm)Lek Wrote:(December 23, 2015 at 2:31 am)robvalue Wrote: I've never understood the whole "meaning" argument. They seem to have it entirely backwards. If someone thinks this life is all there is, they are more likely to value it than someone who thinks it's just a relatively short introduction to the "real" life.
It's all the "real" life, no less real than the coming one. The question to me isn't whether or not this life has meaning to an atheist or not. It's more that the atheist is not experiencing the entire meaning of life because he doesn't believe in the afterlife. This life here has much meaning to me and when it's time to go I'll probably experience some sad feelings because I'll think about missing loved ones and so on. God doesn't want us to ..
Right. We're just experiencing the real, here and now part. The 'extra' you think you experience is just a life style choice. You like the certainty of having your marching orders and knowing who to salute. We're not all like that.
