As an Atheist, I am often puzzled by the theist view that the Meaning of Life comes only from God. It seems very narrow, bleak, and heavy handed.

Do you find value in discussion of the Meaning of Life?
What do you think the meaning is?
What value do you think knowing the Meaning of Life brings?

  • Hegar@fedia.io
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    8 days ago

    As someone who doesn’t believe in the supernatural, life has no more meaning than any other chemical reaction.

    Nothing in my experience has indicated that life could have meaning, or that I would benefit from pretending that some human idea I like is a goal or lesson from life.

    But I recognize other humans’ experience is different and some seem to really want this kind of thing.

    • workerONE@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      But a life isn’t just a chemical reaction it’s hundreds of thousands of them in an environment that also developed alongside that life