How does an atheist’s mind work?
Having almost become an atheist myself, I feel sort of lost. Religion was a strong part of my life for so many years. Now that there is no religion, no god, no ghosts, no afterlife, no nothing, I am at a loss. What then is the meaning and purpose of life? How does an atheist define the meaning of life? What motivates him/her to go on with life?
Having almost become an atheist myself, I feel sort of lost. Religion was a strong part of my life for so many years. Now that there is no religion, no god, no ghosts, no afterlife, no nothing, I am at a loss. What then is the meaning and purpose of life? How does an atheist define the meaning of life? What motivates him/her to go on with life?
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Athiest’s only believe that there is no god, there not completely emotionless, they have morals. Essentialy they do things for the same reason anyone does anything.
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And don’t think that being an athiest means no ghosts. If ghosts turn out not to be spirits, that does not mean they don’t exist and are not a fascinating area of study.
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@Englishpsychic
In a way, being "sort of lost" is what atheism is all about! Religion was kind of like an early attempt at philosophy – the first attempts to explain life, death, the universe and everything, until we developed enough to have philosophy – meaning through dialect.
The feelings and questions you are asking represent the healthy, cathartic process of graduating from theist believer to philosopher.
The next question you should ask yourself is: Theists require the existence of an external moral power or supernatural deity to give life meaning; atheists apparently, do not. Why is this?
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[quote=Englishpsychic] Having almost become an atheist myself, I feel sort of lost. Religion was a strong part of my life for so many years. Now that there is no religion, no god, no ghosts, no afterlife, no nothing, I am at a loss. [/quote]
These subjects don’t stand or fall together. You might decide there is no compelling evidence for the existence of any gods but there is for ghosts or an afterlife.
[quote]What then is the meaning and purpose of life? How does an atheist define the meaning of life? What motivates him/her to go on with life? [/quote]
You could ask, what is the meaning of life if there IS a god? The meaning of any life is about what you do with it, irrespective of what you believe. You can make the world better for your being in it either way.
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I’m not sure I understand atheism at all… A person choses to believe in a god or godess and an atheist wants proof of existance… of a belief? If I paint a black dot on a blank canvas and call it a polar bear in a snow storm… Do I need proof? could I prove it? A fine song I say I love it… Can I prove that? I look at a cloudy sky and see a cloud shaped like a pig… and sombody else see a cow in the same cloud… and he wants me to prove its a pig… or his is right its a cow…Not very practical…