In the grand scheme of things I believe that life is essentially meaningless. I used to feel utterly horrified at this concept. One day I realized how freeing it is to be able able to define myself and my ends. Most people who become atheists struggle with this concept early on. Especially those who come out of Christianty and are just beaten into the position of feeling that the only meaning is being utterly subservient to god's will and his 'plan' for them. I now look back and find that extremely unsatisfying. It seems so arbitrary, just like god moving little pawns around on a chessboard. Meaninglessness is not to be feared, it is an opportunity to define oneself and make real decisions unincumbered by dogma.
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." -Friedrich Nietzsche
"All thinking men are atheists." -Ernest Hemmingway
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire
"All thinking men are atheists." -Ernest Hemmingway
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire