Atheism, A Grim Position?

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Atheism itself makes no attempt to answer any questions at all. Every atheist has their own answers about value, morality and everything else.

Personally I think that no, nothing has any intrinsic value from a neutral standpoint. The universe is just stuff going on, and we're pointless little creatures on a speck of a planet. But to us, things do have meaning, that being the meaning we attribute ourselves. So it all depends on the viewpoint.

I see no use in thinking of what our value or morals are from a universal perspective, except as a philosophical exercise.

I don't think there's any reason to believe the universe was fashioned, has any purpose or intent. It just "is". But that doesn't mean that what we experience doesn't matter to us, because it does. And it's from this we derive morality and meaning. Some people like to involve imaginary characters in the scenario, some don't feel the need to.