1. What does atheism say about the purpose (or the meaning) of life?

Comment #99307 by neyne on December 16, 2007 at 9:41 am

"I don't think there is a person that can think that all this beauty we find in life, all the knowledge we get, all the loves we live are with no sense, that everything is pure random!"

But I have been good the whole year. There must be Santa Claus.

"Atheism cannot give us any meaning, as it is only a theory that says that God does not exist."

Atheism doesn't seek to give meaning. Atheism doesn't seek to give anything. Atheism is a view of life which (among other things) demands judgement of the world according to the facts. Not according to wishes or dreams or hopes. Those are important too, but not when judging life or its meaning

"So, look for wisdom, as with it life can have more taste! And confront every answer with your heart, discuss it with your friends, do not stop at the first article in a magazine or at the first book!"

I would suggest you to start with a book. Any book. Try something about logic and cause and effect. You seem to be lacking on that field.

2. How do you explain the lack of transitional forms in nature, the gaps in the fossil record?

Comment #98772 by neyne on December 14, 2007 at 8:42 am

by lack of reading of scientific journals

3. Atheists are just as dogmatic as theists, and the only reasonable person is an agnostic.

Comment #98770 by neyne on December 14, 2007 at 8:40 am

agnosticism is intellectual laziness, in best case. It has no meaning. Why is it limited to knowledge about god ? We are agnostic about anything we don't know for a fact. I am agnostic about an existence of a left-handed woman in New York named Tabitha who is eating scrambled eggs at this right moment. Should i turn it into life's philosophy ?

4. What does atheism say about the purpose (or the meaning) of life?

Comment #98752 by neyne on December 14, 2007 at 7:48 am

Asking about meaning of life bears the same logic as asking for meaning of water splitting in photosynthesis. Chemical reactions don't have meanings. They just happen. It is only wishful thinking, similar to belief in afterlife, that assigns meaning to life.

That said, it doesn't mean that the lack of meaning or purpose should devoid this chemical reaction from being kind to other chemical reactions or enjoying its short course. As long as dG < 0.