Do you ever think life may be depressing, and existence futile without the prescence of a higher entity? I am an agnostic, and it just seems so dull for existence to be based on aquiring material items.
2007-11-04 11:56:05 · 23 answers · asked by 2447 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, my past questions are never serious :D
2007-11-04 12:02:24 · update #1
Mr master, I never said I believed in a "god"
2007-11-04 12:04:08 · update #2
Nope, I sure don't. Most of my life is spent trying to help others rather than acquiring material goods though.
2007-11-04 11:59:24 · answer #1 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Life is not depressing. Life is what it is, that's all. Sometimes depression is our reaction to life. That's normal, but if it's getting in the way of living your life then you need to get help. It worked for me. Twice.
Futile? -- that depends on the goal. If the goal is, say, a home in a particular place that you can afford, then no, life is not futile. If the goal is to live on some planet orbiting Arcturus and to have sex with every Princess Leia type you meet, then you may want to reassess.
As for "dull" --
DULL? Dude, exactly what are you expecting out of life? Do you imagine that you were one of those switched-at-birth babies, and your *real* father is a king who will one day show up to claim you and then everything will be all hunky-dory for you? The real world is a wondrous place, there's no need to expect it to be something else entirely.
Good luck. Seriously.
2007-11-04 20:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it is depressing. I rather think it is quite exciting and fulfilling. If you feel existence is dull by basing it on acquiring material things, then base it on something else such as behaving honorably, reducing poverty, achieving goals, or just making the world better. I do not see any reason for me to tell you what to do, but since you are obviously unfulfilled doing a particular thing, change the thing you are doing.
Turn this question around. If there is no eternal life, then you should live life like you will never see your loved ones again. What should you be doing to be happy and to be the bringer of happiness? You may be dead tomorrow...LIVE!
2007-11-04 20:03:51 · answer #3 · answered by OPM 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not really.
And I'm not particularly materialistic. I don't understand the drives of so many to wear the most fashionable clothing or have the latest technology in their "home entertainment system."
I find my joys in reading, my friends and family, a lover's passionate embrace... all those things. That's not to say I have a vendetta against or don't ever enjoy shopping or using technology (obviously) but there's defintely more to life than material goods.
2007-11-04 20:21:19 · answer #4 · answered by K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depressing? Nope, anything but. Futile existence? Again, nope. Removing the yoke of Religion was the smartest move I have ever made. I have been much happier and contented since getting rid of all the nonsense associated with beliefs in an Imaginary God.
2007-11-04 20:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think it's hilarious when I see athiests capitalize God but yet don't believe in Him... Just wondering why you would?? I get a kick out of watching Kirk Cameron from the old "Growing Pains" show. He now has another show called the "Way of the Master" He used to be an atheist too and told how depressed he was before he heard about God and turned his life around...
http://potw.news.yahoo.com/s/potw/41/converting-kirk-cameron
HEY Phishpish.. let's see the % of Believers to non- believers
committing suicide... I think you have it backwards...let me know when you find out....
2007-11-04 20:19:58 · answer #6 · answered by dewey c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being an atheist does not mean that one's life is "based on aquiring [sic] material items".
Surely you're able to imagine other alternatives beside "worshipping a higher entity" and "acquiring material items", right? I live a very meaningful life by any reasonable measure, and it has nothing to do with either of those things.
2007-11-04 20:00:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
That is our problem today, the acquisition of wealth is the driving force today, but it doesn't have to be. If the driving force was helping each other, taking care of our planet and settling our differences, things would be a lot better. I believe we will never have world peace as long as religion and the belief in god rules the roost.
I'm atheist and a humanist and I love life. The very fact that we only get one shot at it, makes life more prescious. It's only up to us to give life a meaning. We are the caretakes of that meaning.
2007-11-04 20:05:28 · answer #8 · answered by skunkgrease 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It would seem the realization of the non-existence of Gods would be motivation to enjoy experiences/relationships over material possessions, not the other way around. If that is the way you live your life, I'm sure it must feel pretty dull.
2007-11-04 20:03:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nope, I don't. There is so much much more to life than material things. Granted, there are some things I can't get enough of. Books, video games, coffee and chocolate, for example :p But then there are other, less tangible things, like friendship, love, a cool breeze, a beautiful sunset. Those things make life worthwhile.
2007-11-04 20:02:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Perhaps you have your priorities wrong then. I don't live to acquire material items, it happens yes but that is not my goal. I live to enjoy life and the people whom are in it and that doesn't matter if I'm well off, if I have gadgets or toys or not. I have no need for a higher entity, deity, what-not to validate my existence.
Life is beautiful.
2007-11-04 20:04:17 · answer #11 · answered by genaddt 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋