If we just die... then what is the point of all the things we went through while we are alive... Wouldn't life be kind of a waste?
2007-08-23 08:09:13 · 38 answers · asked by Kimbo 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm really just asking a question because i want to know the answer... i am not trying to be rude... I'm really just curious....
2007-08-23 08:30:56 · update #1
Again... simple question... nothing behind it... My how defensive everyone is...
2007-08-23 08:32:48 · update #2
Thank you everyone for letting me see your side a little bit...I always try to be objective.
2007-08-23 08:37:13 · update #3
I believe that the point of all we went through is to strengthen ourselves, and the fact that it's just life. Death is an escape, I don't know what, where, and who we go to when we cease to exist in the physical realm, but all I know is that it has to be a LEAST a little bit better than this Hellish place. So..I guess the point I'm making is...it's different for everyone. The point of all the things we went through is the fact of life, and life is a waste normally, but if you truly make yourself as good as you can be, then it is not. Hope I helped.
2007-08-23 09:14:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Life starting" is a colloquial term. It's useless for scientific purposes. Technically, the gamete is the product of the synthesis of both the egg and the sperm. Both the egg and the sperm cells were alive at the point of conception, and they never "died" when they synthesized. Technically, the new organism formed as soon as fertilization occured. But this is fairly irrelevant to any moral questions. Why would the four cells produced from fertilization be of any more or less intrinsic value than any other cells? These cells can be subsumed back into the body of the mother. They can split off, as the cells undergo mitosis, to form two seperate organisms. You seem to be stuck on mind-body dualism. Most atheists don't believe in "souls". There is absolutely no evidence to support the existence of souls, and a large body of evidence that indicates that the behaviour of human beings is largely a product of the brain. Souls have no scientific credibility, and thus should not be discussed if we're paying attention to things like "material evidence". We should only take into account what we know. The real question is, when (if ever) does the fetus develop the relevant properties to be considered as a person? Further, what are these relevant properties? These questions cannot be answered by science alone; they involve value judgements. However, there is a general consensus in the scientific communty that fetuses are sufficiently developed during the third trimester to be worthy of some moral recognition. Others judge this point based off of independence from the mother's body. I would agree with the scientific community at large that the fetus becomes morally relevant at around the third trimester, for many reasons, which I won't list in full here. (this does not address the mother's right to bodily autonomy, which requires another response) I will leave my prior questions unanswered, becauase I don't have a good objective response to them. But they are still important, if only to guide one's analysis of the moral relevance of the fetus. (which is the real question here)
2016-05-21 01:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a really good question and I will say that I am not an atheist but I will say this to them. What if when you die you find out that there is a God and you have done nothing in life to live the life that God wanted, therefore you never had a chance of repenting and forgiving your sins because you don't think there is one to start with. Wouldn't atheists rather like to die believing in a God? Just think if you die believing in God and there isn't one well then you are just dust and ashes in an emptiless time and you have nothing to worry about, but if you die an atheist and there indeed is a God there is noway for you to go back and make up for your sins. I hope atheists will think about this and have a more open mind.
2007-08-23 08:25:22 · answer #3 · answered by SMX™ -- Lover Of Hero @};- 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ultimately there is no "point" but don't read that as a recommendation for suicide. Life is a wonderful gift and a strange state of nature. Enjoy the world, have fun, share experiences with people you love and try to help others whenever you can. Don't search for a "meaning" 'cos there isn't one and you will only waste time looking for answers to a flawed question. Hope this makes sense.
2007-08-23 10:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Life does not only have to be significant after death - my actions now could affect me later on. Although I don't believe in a god of any sort, I don't completely deny the possibility of life after death, but even if I did, why does that mean my life has to be meaningless now? Do you honestly think that if it was proven that there was no afterlife, you would stop getting happiness out of going out with your friends, or even such simple things as curling up on the sofa to watch your favourite TV programme? If you think about it, doesn't the idea that this is our only shot at life make it even more meaningful?
2007-08-26 10:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by LifeIsAFreeTripRoundTheSun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm not an atheist, but i can tell you that from reading these answers,people are so confused. They basically believe that we pro-create and die, and that we do this on and on for generations. That's not true. The point of life is to live forever and enjoy it. Our first parents Adam and Eve was given the opportunity to enjoy life everlasting on a paradise earth. Well, they were given the gift of free will, and used it in the wrong way, and they suffered the consequences.Therefore we inherited sin and death from them."{Romans 5:12} then all the bad things started happening from then on, which made people start wondering what's the point of life. Well ; God made this earth a paradise, that was his original purpose, and he will be sure to restore this earth just the way it was before so that all righteous humans can enjoy life everlasting on a paradise earth again."{Isaiah 45:18; Isaiah 55:11} But of course, that would be only for the righteous ones who exercise faith in his son Jesus Christ who died for our sins.{1 Corinthians 15:45}
2007-08-23 08:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by bookie0116 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
How are you going to know what the point of life is unless you live it?!
We probably all have different points of life, which is individual to all of us.
I think its a bit selfish to think you live forever. You have to die, to make room for someone else to put their mark on the world. I have no problem with that. As long as I do something worth while I am here.
2007-08-23 08:55:09 · answer #7 · answered by GayAtheist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point is to make your own point. You don't need anyone else defining your life for you. You've only got one shot to do this. So make mistakes, learn, have fun, push your limits.
Have you seen how far humanity has come, even in the past 50 years? Change is one of the best things about life! Nothing is ever the same, so you always have something else to experience! How can anyone say that this is waste?
2007-08-23 08:22:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I too have my doubts sometimes especially when the violence and crime exist in the world today but hey that's not gods fault that's mankind and governments.
I live my life to be respectful to those who show respect to me and my family. This is not being a christian but its how i perceive my life. I pray every night to say thank you for my life and for the people close to me, also for comforting those in need and to say hello to the love ones i have lost. If it is to all no avail it does`nt matter it makes me happier, I have my faults but I do my best. As to life after death, I pray there is I have attended medium seminars and one to ones there is definitely something out there, the information passed to me could not have been by anyone but my love ones who have passed. Give it a try it opens up your mind to the unknown. Spiritualism say that depending on the way you behave in this life puts you on different level planes in after life there are 7 apparently, I`m not too sure about this.
2007-08-23 08:54:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an Atheists but your questions made me want to answer. The point of all the things we go through is TO EXPERIENCE LIFE. Life in itself and going through things and just living in general- that's the point of life. I believe God gave us life to LIVE IT to the fullest. With what you're saying it means that we are just living for death. Do you believe that? That we only live to die and then go to Heaven? God gave us this life to do what we will with it and follow him, Atheists will just be a little lost after they die, but living life to the fullest IS the point.
My answer is not meant to sound upset at all (caps is for emphasis, not yelling. I felt the need to clarify)
But I do worry about what you think. Do you think that if you don't believe in God that there is no purpose to living?
2007-08-23 10:05:50 · answer #10 · answered by Ivana Cracker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋