IMO Ace has a very important point.
No, there is nothing outside ourselves which gives us a purpose, but our lives don't have to be pointless. We can aim to be good, useful and successful human beings.
If there's no god, then we are the only ones who can judge how well we do. Thus none of it is ever going to be clear-cut and we'll never get full agreement. We can only try.
No, there is nothing outside ourselves which gives us a purpose, but our lives don't have to be pointless. We can aim to be good, useful and successful human beings.
If there's no god, then we are the only ones who can judge how well we do. Thus none of it is ever going to be clear-cut and we'll never get full agreement. We can only try.

Only sheep need a shepherd.