(April 6, 2019 at 2:53 pm)joe90 Wrote: Dear Atheists,
What's your point of living? You're all eventually going to die. When you die, there will be no afterlife.
I really don't understand this question coming from a Christian.
For most Christians, their theology basically claims this lief is just a 70 year place to wipe your feet while waiting for the real life that comes after. What is your point in living this life, if the real life doesn't start until after you die? What is your motivation?
My motivation for living is probably most of the same things that really motivates you; my love for family, friends, art, music, nature, surfing, good food, etc, etc.
Quote:It's almost as if you never existed in the first place because you'll forget you'll ever existed, thus you'll forget about anything that made you happy in life and any good moments in life. You can "make the best of it" while you're "here on Earth" for these "rare 80 [only if you're lucky] years", but in the end it won't matter. Most people won't leave behind a legacy, and even if you left one behind, it won't last long. Even famous luminaries like Michael Jackson or Elvis Presley will be forgotten sooner than later.
Yeah, that's reality. Get used to it.
I'd much rather believe the 'harsh' truth, than a comforting delusion.
Quote:Your contributions to humanity won't matter either because humanity will end, and life on Earth will be wiped out by a meteor in a few centuries from now or even sooner. If that doesn't happen, humans will go extinct anyway by robots.
Yep. And the universe would go on operating exactly like it currently is. Our ending would not even be noticed in the universe.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.