Comments on Atheist FAQ: Why do atheists bother getting up in the morning?

reasonableatheist: God doesn't make the argume...

2011-10-25T10:13:44.786-05:00

reasonableatheist: God doesn't make the argument you're making go away. What is the "point" of a finite life in the face of eternity in Heaven? Nothing -- which is why Jesus told his followers to sever all human relationships, give away all their worldly possessions, and wander the desert waiting for the Second Coming. That sounds like pretty much the same problem.

Meaning is where you make it, whether that's in a magical sky-daddy or in the love of your partner, the regard of your community, and the reality of human suffering in the here and now.

fair enough... but God doesn't 'throw'...

2011-10-25T07:56:10.780-05:00

fair enough... but God doesn't 'throw' some meaning at you to use... it is the whole idea, the reality that, without a higher power present or a more meaningful dimension, your spouse is only the physically vulnerable and basically pointless fluke of the cosmos... you are simply a joke, the cars you buy not really there, passion just electricity etc etc. Sure scientifically that is the case undoubtedly for rational theists and atheists alike, however "GOD-SHMOD teacup in the sky" or not, this existential problem does not simply remove itself. One must then ask oneself why and how to live life seeing that it is all just really, tragically futile and utterly bereft of all long term joy or fulfillment. Our lives are like a play without an audience, or a reality behind the last row. Sure you can act. Sure you can act well and feel good. But it is just kinda flat and pointless... any ideas? just looking for some mature friendly arguments to come back to me :) long live mature theist-atheist debate without nutters.

Atheists have even more reason to get up in the mo...

2008-07-27T15:55:00.000-05:00

Atheists have even more reason to get up in the morning than theists do. This is the only life we get! Time's not going to stand still for us while we lie around in lethargy. Life is fun, and I am curious to see what happens next to the world. That's why I wake up in the morning.