(January 16, 2013 at 7:05 am)Esquilax Wrote: I've always found it odd that people ask this question at all. Why can't the fact that I can derive happiness from things in my life be enough of a meaning for my life? Why do I need to justify it beyond the fact that I enjoy being alive?
I love to write, I love to cook, I love books and argument and science and robots, I love my family and I love my fiancee... what else do I need, honestly?
Not all purposes in life need to be incredibly significant or world altering. The human race has gone for hundred of years full of regular people with small, but no less significant for being so, joys in their lives. Hell, I don't even think theists believe that god is required for any form of meaningful purpose, it's just that their holy book demands it. I have no doubt they find plenty of purpose, just the same as we atheists.
God's just... unnecessary.
I am always amused by the theists accusations that we have no meaning in our lives without god.
Yet according to the Big Book of Silly Stories( AKA the bible) the reason god made us is to worship him constantly for the rest of eternity. This is finding meaning in your life?
![[Image: mybannerglitter06eee094.gif]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fo112%2Fpussinboots_photos%2FBikes%2Fmybannerglitter06eee094.gif)
If you're not supposed to ride faster than your guardian angel can fly then mine had better get a bloody SR-71.
