r/DebateAnAtheist • u/efilist_sentientist • Sep 23 '24
Shouldn't atheists refuse meaning in life and accept its inherently bad ? Philosophy
Atheism arises from rationality i.e logic. If God doesn't exist (obviously doesn't) then you can't say there is a grand plan ! Existence is just pointless. In a pointless existence we have wars, crimes, predation, natural disasters, torture, exploitation and slavery, accidents, diseases and many more inevitable sufferings going on. Nobody can stop these these are inevitable.
Can you deny these facts ? If not then the only rational solution for existence is extinctionism. Extinction of all conscious sentient living beings. As rationalists you must agree to that ?
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u/guitarmusic113 Atheist Sep 23 '24
Besides not believing in gods atheists need not refuse anything. For most theists their meaning in life is prescribed. They have no say in the matter. They don’t get to choose what their meaning in life is.
As an atheist I can use the full potential of my imagination to create whatever meaning I want for my life. If I want to become a professional rock climber I would pursue that. If I wanted to study the migration patterns of honey bees I could do that. I can pursue whatever interests I have in life, and I have lots of them. I can determine the meaning of my life based on my own preferences.
I wouldn’t want it any other way. Why would I want an always absent and useless god to determine the meaning of my life? It’s my life so I get to pursue my own preferences.
The only issue I’m having is that I won’t have time in my life to experience and explore all the things that I would like to. But the good part about that is that I won’t ever run out of ways to find meaning in my life.