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re: Life for Christians in Iraq worse now than under Sadaam
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:03 am to genro
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:03 am to genro
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you're actually a nihilist
I believed meaning can be found in life, but it is all purely subjective. I am nihilistic in the sense that I don't believe there is any objective meaning or purpose behind our existence.
I don't lose sleep over it, though. I find plenty of meaning and happiness in life, despite the suspicion that in the grand scheme if things nothing I do in life has transcendent significance.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:05 am to Roger Klarvin
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I am nihilistic in the sense that I don't believe there is any objective meaning or purpose behind our existence.
That just seems empty.
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I find plenty of meaning and happiness in life
Like a dog does then?
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 12:05 am
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:08 am to Roger Klarvin
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I believed meaning can be found in life, but it is all purely subjective. I am nihilistic in the sense that I don't believe there is any objective meaning or purpose behind our existence.
I don't lose sleep over it, though. I find plenty of meaning and happiness in life, despite the suspicion that in the grand scheme if things nothing I do in life has transcendent significance.
I don't think this is an entirely wrong POV, tbh.
I also am not very preoccupied in general with wondering what my overall purpose in life is. I'm a Christian, but I believe wholheartedly in making the here and now count for me and my loved ones.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:21 am to Roger Klarvin
quote:Well yeah, if God doesn't exist, then universal objectivity doesn't exist. That's basically the definition of God (any god). Moreover, in our tangible universe we very clearly do not have anything outside our subjective human experience, even the religious will acknowledge this.
I believed meaning can be found in life, but it is all purely subjective. I am nihilistic in the sense that I don't believe there is any objective meaning or purpose behind our existence.
But I think there are a lot of reasons to wonder if there's not some overall meaning to our existence as a species. Humans are special even within the scientific confines of evolution.
quote:Great!
I don't lose sleep over it, though. I find plenty of meaning and happiness in life, despite the suspicion that in the grand scheme if things nothing I do in life has transcendent significance.
But wait I thought this was a scientific question. Why do you even mention whether or not you're okay with it? Especially when I've made very clear that I'm not religious.
As far as the answer to WHY?
"There is no reason" is as much a conclusion based on zero evidence as "Jesus is the reason."
The scientifically honest answer is "I don't know." And the scientifically curious approach is "I want to find out."
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 12:23 am
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