(December 31, 2013 at 2:39 pm)Get me Rex Kramer! Wrote: I would be interested in any replies or refutations. I would particularly like to know if there are any conceptions of an atheistic universe that aren't merely reactionary or facetious, but that can make real sense of human action for the billions of emotional human minds that inhabit this dear planet.I am a human first -- with all the wonder and emotion available to the species -- before I am an atheist. I care deeply about my family, friends, and larger community. I have been present at births, marriages, deaths, and funerals with no need for a relationship with the divine in order to find and share meaning.
For inspiration, I think Neil deGrasse Tyson said it best: