Seriously

[Jenny A]

Seriously. I have joined to find answers to the big questions in life. I cannot believe in anything just because someone says so... and that goes both ways - both by religions and by nonbelievers. For someone to say there must be a God, for how else can we explain the existence of the universe.... or for someone to say there cannot be a God because we cannot prove the existence of such a God... are equally unacceptable! These are just opposite "view points" but with no real substance. I hope by joining this forum that I can have some proper discussions and ideas/feedback from people who are open-minded and serious.

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But, I don't think the answers to the big questions in life are to be found on any website.

Few if any people on this site will argue that there cannot be a god. What most of us will tell you is that there is little or no evidence of god. Further, the god posited by most theists is not falsifiable. Therefore god is not a useful hypothesis.

That god is highly unlikely, is hardly an answer. It's merely a dismissal of religious answers. In that you are quite correct.

That leaves those of a rational mind with responsibility for making their own meaning in life. Notice I did not say "the" mean of life. You are responsible for finding your own meaning. There are no intellectually honest shortcuts.