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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 13, 2014 at 6:54 pm
It's a scare tactic to keep the members in the cult. If you abandon your faith then you will have no meaning or purpose in your life. Then we look to ex-xtians (I am not one) do we ever see a person who has left their cult complaining that suddenly their life become purposeless? Not a single case that I know of. Life-long atheists (I am one) do not spend their days moping around in a state of gloom wishing that they had some meaning in life. Not one that I have ever encountered.
If there were any truth to that we would see at least one case in which a person felt that they had no purpose because and only because they did not worship a magical goo-goo-fuck in the sky. Granted, just because I do not know of such a case does not mean that there isn't one. But, if there were such a case I would have heard about it because the fundies would be jumping up and down, jacking off, and shrieking -- "EEEEP!!! EEEEEP! EEEEEP!" Because that's just what they do every time the think that they come across something that helps support their bullshit.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste -- don't pollute it with bullshit.
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 14, 2014 at 3:27 am
Question for the christians: what is god's purpose, and who gave him that?
Oh, nobody gave him that? So, I guess self-determined purposes aren't inherently inferior to divinely mandated ones after all? 
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 14, 2014 at 3:56 am
This is a easy one, make the world a better place according to my abilities and talents. Sure sounds better then licking gods arse
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 14, 2014 at 6:12 am
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2014 at 6:43 am by Heliocentrism.)
Developing my skills. Nothing about that in the bible.
(May 11, 2014 at 11:15 pm)Lek Wrote: (May 11, 2014 at 10:34 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Do they really think that kissing god's ass for eternity is a useful "purpose?"
What's your purpose Minimalist?
He's right. Kissing religion's ass isn't a purpose. All those people who waste their education at bible college are living proof.
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 14, 2014 at 6:35 am
(May 14, 2014 at 6:12 am)Heliocentrism Wrote: Why did you call him a minimalist and is that intended as an insult? Minimalism is an efficiency applied in the arts, architecture, and computer technology. Computers used to be towers. You wouldn't have a personal computer without "less is more".
It's probably because his username is literally "Minimalist." 
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 14, 2014 at 9:51 am
(May 14, 2014 at 6:35 am)Esquilax Wrote: (May 14, 2014 at 6:12 am)Heliocentrism Wrote: Why did you call him a minimalist and is that intended as an insult? Minimalism is an efficiency applied in the arts, architecture, and computer technology. Computers used to be towers. You wouldn't have a personal computer without "less is more".
It's probably because his username is literally "Minimalist."
I'm sorry. My mistake. Too many atheists around here?
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 15, 2014 at 4:51 pm
(May 11, 2014 at 10:26 pm)abtaylor Wrote: Honestly, as an atheist, I think my own purpose in life is to make the world around me a better place to the best of my ability. I mean, I don't know about you guys, but that's what it is to me.
What about you guys, what's your "purpose" in life?
The same as yours.
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 15, 2014 at 4:58 pm
My purpose is simple, I must save her . . .
I must, I have too.
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 16, 2014 at 9:51 am
(May 15, 2014 at 4:58 pm)BlackSwordsman Wrote: My purpose is simple, I must save her . . .
I must, I have too.
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RE: Atheist's Purpose in Life.
May 16, 2014 at 9:54 am
I don't have a purpose. I'm free.
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