I think most of us can agree, from an atheistic perspective, we are not "special". For to be special implies purpose or external thought. As we do not believe in external thought, outside of human thought, nothing can be special. Things have specialties as to fit into various niches, but that is not inherent, only developed.
Let me ask this: will a Mercedes Benz live on past its prime? Or will rust and decay settle in, if not maintained?
We know that no physical object lasts forever, yet we have no problem ascribing value to those things. The value and the "specialness" is contingent on the idea that nothing lasts. That what is now will not be tomorrow.
So, simply that something does not last forever, doesn't make it trash. On the contrary! Transience is what establishes value.
Let me ask this: will a Mercedes Benz live on past its prime? Or will rust and decay settle in, if not maintained?
We know that no physical object lasts forever, yet we have no problem ascribing value to those things. The value and the "specialness" is contingent on the idea that nothing lasts. That what is now will not be tomorrow.
So, simply that something does not last forever, doesn't make it trash. On the contrary! Transience is what establishes value.
