What is the point of anything?

[robvalue]

Hello, welcome to the forum

When you've been used to religion giving all the "answers", it is common to feel a bit lost. But the thing is that those weren't real answers, they were pacifiers, to stop you having to think about the real purpose.

Once you've put religion behind you, you can make your own purpose. All we have is this life, so that makes it far more precious than the religious "model" where this is but a drop in the ocean compared to infinite afterlife.

Your purpose is how you decide to best make use of your time. For me, for example, I try to enjoy life, be a good person, and help other people and animals as much as I can. The fact that eventually I'll be dead doesn't mean my experiences don't matter to me now, and to everyone around me. I've never been religious, but I've never had any problem deciding my own purpose.

We don't have to be given a purpose, in fact it's demeaning to be told what to do with our lives. Now you're off the pre-drawn rails that would have lead you to waste your life with religious nonsense, and free to find your own path.

I hope in time things will settle down. Don't worry, a lot of people go through this, and after a period of adjustment they often find it extremely liberating. Remember you are still you. All you've lost is delusion.

I hope you stick around on the forum, there's a lot of great people here who can support you