Unwillingly. It was a transition that took several years. In a nutshell; I realized Catholicism was bullshit, looked at other religions and they were bullshit too. Landed on Buddhism, dug deeper to find the bullshit under the polish and then I became an atheist.
I see loads of atheists going about with chirpy optimism. I don't really get that.
At first I drank the whole "live life to the fullest cool aid" but that only works if you are in the privileged position of being one of the lucky people who have the opportunity to do that. Most of us can't and alot of the people who can won't. I suppose I've become abit more nihilistic with my approach ingeneral. Given the size of the planet I am a speck, the planet is a speck to the universe and the universe is a speck to the multiverse. If the multiverse theory holds true that is, if it does it would essentially make my choices, my life and my death utterly meaningless. I don't really have much control over who I am or what I do and even if I did nothing I do particularly matters in the scheme of things.
I would like to become a geneticist. It would give me pleasure to spend my days unraveling the genome and mastering its secrets to elevate humanity... and possibly halt the aging process. Its bewilders me there isn't a massive push for this type of research by... well, everyone.
I see loads of atheists going about with chirpy optimism. I don't really get that.
At first I drank the whole "live life to the fullest cool aid" but that only works if you are in the privileged position of being one of the lucky people who have the opportunity to do that. Most of us can't and alot of the people who can won't. I suppose I've become abit more nihilistic with my approach ingeneral. Given the size of the planet I am a speck, the planet is a speck to the universe and the universe is a speck to the multiverse. If the multiverse theory holds true that is, if it does it would essentially make my choices, my life and my death utterly meaningless. I don't really have much control over who I am or what I do and even if I did nothing I do particularly matters in the scheme of things.
I would like to become a geneticist. It would give me pleasure to spend my days unraveling the genome and mastering its secrets to elevate humanity... and possibly halt the aging process. Its bewilders me there isn't a massive push for this type of research by... well, everyone.
"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die."
- Abdul Alhazred.
- Abdul Alhazred.
