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Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
(October 30, 2021 at 10:18 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: There we go, the articles of belief you hold that wouldn't change whether a god existed or didn't, or with respect to any other fact, really.  

What are those?  That would be you talking about meaning as you see it..which, even according to you, has nothing to do with gods.
Well it's not like we can know if God exists or not. I just live as if God does exist.

What would you expect me to do if I found out God did not exist, as a matter of absolute fact? Start frothing at the mouth and making strange noises?
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
You don't know, other people know all sorts of things you don't...and you know that. Who cares, though, just as you told us? It's not like it would matter if a god existed or didn't.

What other things beside enjoyment do you think belongs to the set of, or pertains to the set of, life's meaning?
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
Well everyone gets what they deserve, in some form or another.......so I suppose "justice" would be part of life's meaning.
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
Some people might doubt that everyone does, in fact, get what they deserve. That certainly doesn't seem to be true with reference to life. In that context, does observed injustice harm meaning or somehow run afoul of satisfactory meaning? What do you do, to be a part of this relationship with justice which forms the basis (or part of the basis) for your meaning?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
Those who live righteously will be rewarded in the next life, as well as in the heavenly realms. Those who do not live righteously, will find themselves living a less-than-ideal life next go around, and they will be consigned to the hellish realms. But even Hell isn't bad, although Heaven is much better. I live righteously, so I know my next life will be even better than my current life. That's justice.
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
(October 30, 2021 at 11:44 am)Ahriman Wrote: Those who live righteously will be rewarded in the next life, as well as in the heavenly realms. Those who do not live righteously, will find themselves living a less-than-ideal life next go around, and they will be consigned to the hellish realms. But even Hell isn't bad, although Heaven is much better. I live righteously, so I know my next life will be even better than my current life. That's justice.

Pushing afterlife drivel is the antithesis of living righteously.
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
(October 30, 2021 at 12:05 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(October 30, 2021 at 11:44 am)Ahriman Wrote: Those who live righteously will be rewarded in the next life, as well as in the heavenly realms. Those who do not live righteously, will find themselves living a less-than-ideal life next go around, and they will be consigned to the hellish realms. But even Hell isn't bad, although Heaven is much better. I live righteously, so I know my next life will be even better than my current life. That's justice.

Pushing afterlife drivel is the antithesis of living righteously.
How do you figure?
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
(October 30, 2021 at 11:44 am)Ahriman Wrote: Those who live righteously will be rewarded in the next life, as well as in the heavenly realms. Those who do not live righteously, will find themselves living a less-than-ideal life next go around, and they will be consigned to the hellish realms. But even Hell isn't bad, although Heaven is much better. I live righteously, so I know my next life will be even better than my current life. That's justice.

Habitual lying is part of living righteously?

I suppose if you make up the rules as you go along you can create whatever fantasy you want.
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
(October 30, 2021 at 10:23 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(October 30, 2021 at 10:18 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: There we go, the articles of belief you hold that wouldn't change whether a god existed or didn't, or with respect to any other fact, really.  

What are those?  That would be you talking about meaning as you see it..which, even according to you, has nothing to do with gods.
Well it's not like we can know if God exists or not. I just live as if God does exist.

What would you expect me to do if I found out God did not exist, as a matter of absolute fact? Start frothing at the mouth and making strange noises?

So it's not that god(s) matters, only the magic belief?
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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RE: Atheism and the meaning of life - what drives you?
(October 30, 2021 at 3:23 pm)brewer Wrote:
(October 30, 2021 at 10:23 am)Ahriman Wrote: Well it's not like we can know if God exists or not. I just live as if God does exist.

What would you expect me to do if I found out God did not exist, as a matter of absolute fact? Start frothing at the mouth and making strange noises?

So it's not that god(s) matters, only the magic belief?
Well yeah. What else were you thinking?
"Imagination, life is your creation"
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