(December 9, 2008 at 3:48 pm)Purple Rabbit Wrote:(December 7, 2008 at 5:48 pm)CoxRox Wrote: I haven't believed in the hell, torture thing since I was a teenager so my beliefs are/were based on the more positive aspects of God: love, forgiveness, eternal life- all good things. To think this life is all we have and there is no God makes me feel very bleak and depressed.It works quite the opposite for me. What meaning is there in any action you undertake when it becomes one action in an endless see of an infinite number of actions? Every action will eventueally be repeated endlessly? Unique meaning imo arises from the sheer fact that life is finite.
I feel the same way. However I've known quite a few atheists, particularly the ones that just de-converted, that got really depressed for a while because their security blanket vanished from their lives. It takes some getting used to for some.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
