(September 1, 2019 at 10:31 pm)Lek Wrote: These things are meaningful to me because we as humans always have a purpose for the things we do.
Yes, as humans we define our own purpose.
The fact that you believe there is some sort of purpose imposed on us by a god, is just you defining your own purpose. You're just crediting an outside source.
Quote:We don't just do things "because". We don't "just go" to work every day. We go because we need to make money to survive and acquire things and so on. Everything I do has a purpose.
Yes, a purpose created by each of us, even you.
Quote: The idea of a purposeless universe doesn't jibe with my mentality.
Your wishful thinking has nothing to do with what is real.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
