Alright, I'm sure all of us have pondered this question at least once, which is why i'm here. I've been an Agnostic for around 6 years now after I left an oppressive fundamentalist church, since then I was pretty content about the existence of no God, until last night.
I started a discussion within my head that lasted until the early morning about my life, and what the point was. If you work so hard in life, how does it pay off when you die? I understand I'll have no idea when I die.. because I'll be dead, but still what is the point in making strides in life when in the end you can't take a step back and say "Yep, I accomplished this"?
I'd like to make a point that I normally don't carry such depressive thoughts, actually I'm a pretty happy guy naturally, but this question is really pressing into me. The only answer I could really fathom is to make strides in life in hopes of making a difference in further generations.. but of course that clashes with the thought of "Well my life meter is going to reach 0 someday, so why not just do what I want?" Within federal laws of course.
So I ask you, how did you get over this hump?
I started a discussion within my head that lasted until the early morning about my life, and what the point was. If you work so hard in life, how does it pay off when you die? I understand I'll have no idea when I die.. because I'll be dead, but still what is the point in making strides in life when in the end you can't take a step back and say "Yep, I accomplished this"?
I'd like to make a point that I normally don't carry such depressive thoughts, actually I'm a pretty happy guy naturally, but this question is really pressing into me. The only answer I could really fathom is to make strides in life in hopes of making a difference in further generations.. but of course that clashes with the thought of "Well my life meter is going to reach 0 someday, so why not just do what I want?" Within federal laws of course.
So I ask you, how did you get over this hump?
