RE: Question about meaning and perception of reality from a theist.
January 7, 2012 at 10:15 pm
(January 7, 2012 at 7:31 pm)amkerman Wrote: J.D.
You believe your life has meaning. That is fine. I agree with you. Our beliefs, however, do not dictate reality. If there is no God then "meaning" isn't a real thing, it is illusory. It is just another irrational belief people have, like belief in God.
You don't need to believe in God to believe your life has meaning. You need to believe in God to believe meaning is real.
Sorry, but I don't understand why a god is required for there to be meaning to life. George Washington's life has meaning to me, and there is no god that makes his life meaningful. It was his actions while he lived that gave meaning to it. The same goes with me. I am not the father of my country, but I can still make some small difference that will have made my life meaningful.
I guess it is a matter of perspective. From my point of view, there is no god and I feel that life is meaningful, and to you there is a god who gives meaning to life, so you have to try to imagine how life without god has meaning.
If you feel that your life has meaning, than you know it is possible without god because there really is no god.
