(October 4, 2014 at 5:58 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Duty is meaningless homage in my understanding. God gives meaning to life. Duty is like a prison sentence. Sorry if I've got hung up on the word there
Actually, this is one of the many places I get hung up. In what way does god provide a meaning? The message in the Bible I see, is: if you believe and/or live right you'll get eternal life. I think I might like to live forever (though even though I like life, forever is long enough to give me pause before asking for that) but I don't see how that gives living now any more purpose. The other message is god specially created humans. Okay, but that's his purpose not ours. And it's far from clear why he created man. Finally there's god loves you. Well, okay, but so do a number people. Why is god's love any different?
Even if there is a god, I think we are left with creating our own meaning of life.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
