Question for Atheists?

Question

What is the point of living if we will all die in the end?

Some of you say the point of life is to pass on you genes, procreate, ect. But then they'll die. And their children will die, and so on.

Answer 1

THERE IS NO POINT IN LIVING. That's right, there is no meaning, no aim, and it doesn't end with death. When you die, you won't go to heaven, nor to hell, but you will be born again, instantly. And not to a different life, but to this self-same life, equally aim- and meaningless. There is no escape. The only thing that can justify your life is JOY (the feeling of power).

EDIT:

When I wrote the above, I did not know that you were only 12. I was a bit irritated by your question, but perhaps this was by something I read into it. The thing is that I am fed up with people who use the implications of an idea - for instance, that it berefts life of meaning, or that it undermines morality - against the idea itself, e.g., "it must be false, because otherwise life would have no meaning", or "because otherwise there would be no responsibility". These are emotional arguments - arguments that apply to one's "humaneness". But I have repudiated humaneness. - Man is something that must be overcome.

EDIT 2:

As for the procreation question, I tend to symbolise this with the Indian reincarnation theory. Procreation is reincarnation in the literal sense, as the parents' genes "become flesh again" (this is the literal meaning of "reincarnation") in their child(ren). This is rebirth in the literal sense. In India, however, the goal of such rebirths is to eventually produce a child who does not need to procreate because it is self-realised: "What is the point of offspring to him whose soul is the world?" This child, who is the goal of the reincarnation process, does not, like his ancestors, posit the goal of his life *beyond* himself; his goal is the joyful affirmation of himself, and thereby, of existence itself. He is the link that justifies the whole chain. I believe that Jesus - the real, historical Jesus, who I believe was Julius Caesar - was such a justification of existence. This is, I believe, the psychological reason why he was posited as a *goal* for other people to strive for: so that they could, eventually, in the course of many generations, produce a child who would likewise justify existence.

Answer 2

The biological reason is, of course, to procreate. The philosophical answer is that, as beings with free will, we do not need to be told the point of living. We can create it for ourselves. Well, some of us, anyway.

Yes, things that live, die. That's just the way it is. Making up fairy tale explanations for what happens after we die is only a way to make ourselves feel better. It has nothing to do with reality.

Answer 3

Do you think that question proves the existence of a God?

Our nature is what drives us and has nothing to do with a supreme bring.
Our basic survival instincts to more evolved psychological needs are a result of millions of years of evolution. And for the individual, genetics, environment and life experiences determine who we are and what we believe. Religion has been a major influence on society. It can be observed in one way or another in practically every culture studied. The rulers in various societies were closely connected with the priests, many of them claimed to be chosen by the gods to rule. Even leaders today claim to be chosen by God. This should tell you something. But you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink, I guess.
If you get no joy from benevolent acts, other the comfort in the idea that you will go to heaven for them, then I feel sorry for you. I am an athiest and I am happy with my life and I do see a point to continue living without the need of religion.

Answer 4

What do you mean IF we all die in the end?
The one thing we know for sure is that we all die in the end.

The question isn't what's the point if you're wrong. I can't believe something totally irrational just because it would give me a false sense of purpose. What's the point in believing in heaven when you have no reason to believe that it's actually there? Maybe you are better at lying to yourself than I am.

Answer 5

Must there be a point? We are the only creatures on earth that devote time to this question....

What if........I told you that the point of living is to pass on your genes. Is that not the point of living for every other creature on earth? You are born to procreate and spread on your genes. Nothing more. It is our fascination and quest for knowledge that has us looking for the meaning of life, when it is entirely possible that there is no meaning to life.

Answer 6

There is a popular theory known as the Many Worlds Interpretation (of physics) among some of the most brilliant scientists that posits that there are an infinite number of parallel universes that exist simultaneously. Birth and death are simply "doorways" into the next one.
Check it out on the Net.

MWI for short.

Answer 7

Say: ‘Death, from which you are fleeing, will certainly catch up with you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible and He will inform you about what you did.’ (Surat al-Jumu‘ah: 8)
A believer is aware of the temporary nature of the life of this world. He knows that our Lord, Who gave him all the blessings he has enjoyed in this world, will take his soul whenever He wills and call him to account for his deeds. However, since he has spent his entire life to earn God’s good pleasure, he does not worry about his death.
No self can die except with God’s permission, at a pre-determined time... (Surah Al ‘Imran: 145)
The verse above clarify the concept of destiny as God's perfect creation of all events past and future in timelessness. God is the One who creates the concepts of time and space from nothing, Who keeps time and space under His control and Who is not bound by them. The sequence of events which was experienced in the past or which will be experienced in the future is, moment by moment, planned and created in the sight of God. For God, past, present, and the future are happened and finished.
Source(s):
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com...

Answer 8

The point is to enjoy life in all its splendor, because this might be all you get. That is the saddest point of view if you cannot even enjoy this life, because you look forward so much to this afterlife which probably does not even exist. Do me a favor and live before you die please.

Answer 9

What's the point of living either way?

So if religions are true we get to go to heaven? What's the point still?

What does it matter if there's no point to life?

I'd say the point to life is to strive for happiness.

Whatever is true, we are still here, and we should make the best of it.

Answer 10

You're kidding, right? You can't tell me that the ONLY reason you do anything in your day is because of your upcoming heavenly reward?

The point of living is to learn, to enjoy being conscious in this amazing world, to connect with other people if possible and to be kind to others. And to be happy!