teaearlygreyhot Wrote:It's just in all my years of training as Christian I was taught that atheists are really deluding themselves into thinking life has meaning I'm still having hard time not seeing that. If you have an article, book, or video, that might present what you think to be an airtight case for purpose and meaning in a naturalistic reality, then please share it.
I don't have any literature or videos for you, but here is my personal perspective on life's meaning. I see no purpose for my life outside of what I can assign. Therefore, it is up to me personally to discover what gives my life meaning, or to put it another way, to discover what makes me feel alive. As long as these things don't bring harm to others, that is what the pupose of my life is. To do the things that make my life feel fulfilled. For me, that is writing and raising a son.
Since an atheist can't fallback on the idea that a god has a plan for them, it is up to each individual atheist to assign meaning to their lives. It can seem like a daunting task at first, but it can be quite fulfilling.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
