Originally posted by seer
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Originally posted by seer
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I am atheist. Have been for over 30 years. I'm not in despair. I'm not mired in "everlasting death." Yeah, I'll die. When I do, it will be "everlasting." So will yours. So will everyone's. That is life. That's how it works. I don't need to wail and gnash my teeth about it. I will live as long as I live...do as much as I can with the life I have, and then it will end. The world went on without me for millions of years. It will go one without me after I am gone...for millions+ of years. Meaning, purpose, value are all part of my life. Will they exist forever? No. But then I don't need them to for them to have meaning, purpose, value for the duration of my life. When I am no more, it will not be my concern.
Meanwhile, I do pretty much the same things you do. Wake to love my wife. Hug my children. Help my neighbors. Do my job. Clean my house. Take the odd vacation and see the world a bit. Hang with my dog. Drink a beer and watch a movie. Celebrate my children's successes (my son just graduated high school).
I can assure you the bleak, dark picture you paint is not an accurate reflection of either my life or my philosophy.
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