Atheism and Purpose

[TheDarkestOfAngels]

It dawned on me about a year ago why atheism is so attractive. I was having a hard time with existential issues. You know, what am I supposed to do with my life? What meaning do I have? Is there any reason for my birth? How can I find my purpose for being? That sort of thing.

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Then I realized a startling fact: if there is no God who created me, then I have no purpose. No inherent purpose, no mission in life. If everything is chaos and natural selection, then I'm just a determined entity. I don’t have to worry about “purpose.” There is no purpose. I am free from my existential dilemma. Free at last.

Atheism isn't an attractive prospect because it belies a purpose, mission, or goal of life or that it means a freedom from purpose. More or less, that's a side effect of realizing something entirely different:
That I realized that everything I've been told about god, the bible, and religion is a lie to the same effect as santa claus, pixies, and faeries. I don't believe in god not because I desire freedom, but rather I realized that I've always had freedom because the master of my supposed servitude is a lie.

All I have to do is stop believing in God.

No. Windmills do not work that way!

I was wondering if any of the atheists in here would like to comment. Have any of you had the same experience?

Absolutely not. I realized the concept of god was a fake long before I realized what the consequences of my lack in belief would be.