Well if we're going to be pedantic about this, one could argue that existence of anything for the sake of it is - by definition - pointless. Whether atheist or otherwise, it's just sometimes the truth hurts, and those without the belief in an afterlife will naturally have a much tougher time dealing with it.
In the words of Frankie Boyle, we are all essentially a bunch of highly-evolved monkeys clinging to a rock which is flying through space at thousands of miles per hour, and the rock itself is dying.
Frankly, it's best to not worry about such things; our "meaningless lives" are too short.
In the words of Frankie Boyle, we are all essentially a bunch of highly-evolved monkeys clinging to a rock which is flying through space at thousands of miles per hour, and the rock itself is dying.
Frankly, it's best to not worry about such things; our "meaningless lives" are too short.
