Atheos Meaning

Life will be meaningless without God or faith.

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A world without God is futile & hopeless.

Isn't a world without a God one in which people are free to determine their own goals, hopes & dreams?

How do you explain all the atheistic folks living fulfilling lives & optimistic about their futures?

Didn't the Crusades & the Dark Ages show us that a world with God is full of pain, death & misery?

No; I'd argue it is full of purpose & promise.

A world without God is actually more hopeful.

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Atheism is a nihilistic, empty worldview.

Isn't theism slavery to God?

No, it’s not. It's full of meaning & wonder.

Theism is a false negative reasoning error; a delusional worldview.

Atheism isn't a worldview, but rather it is simply the absence of belief in a God or Gods. How is not believing in a God nihilistic?

Doesn't a blank slate offer one the most freedom to shape & reshape one's own experience?

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Believing in God makes me feel like I am not dealing with all my problems on my own.

Isn't that just a cop-out justification for belief?

I appreciate your honesty. How would a person who doesn't believe in a God solve their problems?

Can’t meaningful connections with other people achieve the same result?

There are real, live people that can help you with those same issues; why do you need an imaginary friend?

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Having faith gives meaning to my relationships with others.

What do you imagine friendships & relationships among atheists are like?

Honesty & sincerity are far preferable to pretending. Do you really need faith for that?

How, exactly? Can't relationships have meaning without faith?

In fact, it only creates a relationship on false pretense.

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Human life can have no meaning absent a God.

So, you're arguing for the existence of an unobservable entity by appealing to the existence of meaning, which is equally indemonstrable?

I think we have different definitions of 'meaningful.' For me, it doesn't mean 'meaningful to God,' it means 'meaningful to me.'

Is it possible for some people to find meaning in their lives without a God in it?

That's nonsense; of course it can.

So, are you saying that you think my life is meaningless?

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If there is no God, then life is meaningless & purposeless.

To me, the idea that one's life is just a test—an evaluative assessment of self-discipline—makes it sound like a trivial chore.

My life is full of purpose & meaning. Isn't what you say only true if you cannot function without the idea of a deity guiding you along?

Why should one believe that one's life—or the universe—has meaning or a purpose?

You said, 'if there is no God.' So, you admit that's a real possibility?

That’s only because you have limited yourself to an imaginary life, reason & rationality will open you up to a meaningful community.

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If there’s no everlasting life, then this life has no meaning.

That is a defeatist attitude. Why not enjoy this life & all the joys it has to offer?

The fact that there isn't an afterlife is all the better reason to enjoy life to the fullest.

I'm not sure what you mean. My finite life is profoundly meaningful to me. Can you explain further?

It saddens me to hear this. Is the concept of everlasting life so important that you'll believe it without justification?

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It gives me a reason to live.

You should find a better reason, because this one doesn't make the cut.

Many people make their own meaning & reasons to live. How do you explain that?

If you don't have any other reasons to live, then you must lead a sad life indeed.

Why not live because you're already alive? Is that not a more honest position to take?

Life without God is like a big party! What's not to enjoy about life?

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Life has no meaning without faith & God.

Don’t lives have plenty of meaning for those living them without any Gods?

The fact that you need your faith in God's existence to feel your life has meaning doesn't mean the same is true for everyone.

Are you telling me that my life is meaningless?

How would you go about testing this out? Are you open to it?

Life is full of meaning without faith or Gods.

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My faith gives me something to bond with people over.

I bond with people over Superman.

If the only thing you've got in common with someone is your faith beliefs, why would you want to bond with them, anyway?

Don’t you usually find you share more in common with those people than your faith beliefs?

Isn't the same true of gambling & drug abuse?

Would you really say that's a good reason to believe something?

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My faith helps me to have a better life experience.

Why not experience life on its own terms? Why make up extra stuff?

Wearing emerald glasses might make the world look beautiful, but it wouldn't give the wearer an accurate idea of reality, would it?

In what specific ways does faith improve your life experience?

If there were a creator God, why would it have given you your senses & your reason if not to experience life through them?

My absence of faith has allowed me to lhave a more honest life experience.

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My religion just makes far more sense than other religions.

I'm curious how you'd respond if I flagged down a person with a competing religion who tells us the same thing.

Is 'making sense' really a reliable indicator of truth, especially on its own? Don't we need more than that to be justified in believing?

Even if yours is the least illogical of all religions, it's still less justifiable than naturalism.

Would you please explain, in full, any religion other than your own & why that makes less sense?

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People have to believe in something.

How about believing that there's not enough evidence to indicate the reality of Gods?

Why can’t we just proportion our belief to the evidence & be more humble about what we claim to know?

They do. People are like sheep—if they don’t believe in what Hitchens termed a 'celestial dictator,' they’ll go raping & killing.

But isn't their choice of what to invest belief in important? Shouldn't it be grounded in reason & evidence?

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Why are we here?

To procreate, baby!

Why assume that there's a reason? Doesn't asking 'why' presuppose a purpose?

I don't know. I hear lots of people claim that they do know, but I've yet to be convinced that they have solid grounds for that claim.

Who cares? Let's party like it's 1999.

You mean, here rather than two steps to the left, or something?