"The fact that life has purpose, value and meaning necessitates a God who created life." True or false? Why?

Question

"We give meaning to our lives, not God" - Excellent answer.

Answer 1

Is the fact that there is or is not a God based upon the point of view of the one who does attempt to see value in his or her live?

I am of the opinion that each individual does justify his or her own life and does set the value standards they desire to see. I likewise understand that a highly valued item to me might be seen as totally worthless to another. Thus your question is very hard to answer with a simple Yes or No.

I do find both groups on both sides of the coin. I mean there are those who say there is no God and yet they see a value to their lives. Likewise I see those who insist there is a God and they see value to their lives.

Sorry my friend but that is the best answer I can give for now. Do have a good day.

Answer 2

Necessitates Meaning

Answer 3

False. I was a Catholic for over 25 years and could find no meaning to life, no real value. I always asked "Why am I here?".
I became a Buddhist about 5 years ago (Buddha is not a God) and now realize that life is precious because I no longer question why I exist, but instead, how can I always remain aware and enjoy life and how can I help others? Being "created" would not have made my life any more precious.

Answer 4

FALSE

First of all, it isn't a simple fact that life has purpose, value OR meaning. That would have to be assumed.

But the logic of the question itself is backwards. If there is a god that created life, we may be able to deduct from that that there is a purpose, meaning and value to that life, at least from the god's perspective. But the reverse is not necessarily true. Perhaps the purpose of life is in its enjoyment. Perhaps its value is the influence that we have on others. Perhaps its meaning is whatever we chose it to be.

Answer 5

“Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless.” –Bertrand Russell

Russell was a noted 20th century mathematician, philosopher and Nobel laureate. He was also an atheist but he understood the distinction between inventing make-believe reasons for living versus purpose of life.

We must have God to have a real purpose but if all we want is the feeling of meaning/purpose/point, there are a number of ways we can deceive ourselves. We invent activities that keep us focused on happy feelings and activities that make us feel important then we trick ourselves into thinking that those activities are real purpose.

And we are highly motivated to invent some make-believe purpose and make it feel real for if we fail, we face suicide:

"There is only one really serious philosophical question, and that is suicide. Deciding whether or not life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question in philosophy. All other questions follow from that." (Albert Camus, another noted philosopher, writer and atheist)

Answer 6

False...a God who created life could have done so and denied that which he gave life to any purpose, value or meaning...

Answer 7

False. That phrase does not work for everyone because it all depends on what you believe.
I had a friend in high school who believed these things, but she did not believe in God.
I know many christians who do not believe that life has any purpose other than to live, die, and go to Heaven.
It all depends on the person in the end.

Answer 8

False premises. It presupposes that life has a purpose, value and meaning. Even if it did, that doesn't in any way necessitate a God.

Answer 9

False.

Most life on our Earth has purpose and value. All life interacts in all ways. It does so because all life has evolved together to create a dynamic Earth.

Only Humans want to devour it.

Answer 10

I know plenty of people who don't believe in God and find value and meaning in life. On the flip-side of that is just the exact opposite.