Atheist's Purpose in Life.

[The Valkyrie]

So I recently "accidentally" came out as an Atheist to my family (don't ask how its hard to explain lol). But anyways, I was talking to someone who found out and they said something like "but since you're an atheist, doesn't that mean you have no purpose in life?."

I think that's something that most people who haven't researched the matter themselves think, is that non-believers don't really have a purpose in life anymore. Because we don't have a "Heaven" to look forward to or a Utopia of sorts, they think we're just waiting here on Earth to die. This is not the case.

Honestly, as an atheist, I think my own purpose in life is to make the world around me a better place to the best of my ability. I mean, I don't know about you guys, but that's what it is to me.

What about you guys, what's your "purpose" in life?

Biologically: to make little humans (something I've managed to overcome).
Personally: To help others and hopefully make the world a little better before I get off the ride.