Then, and please understand this is acting as the... er... devil's advocate... are you saying that the universe simply always was? That it had no logical beginning?
I was going to quote your whole post, but this is enough to quote and my response is to the whole thing. Furthermore, this is not in defense of Atheism, per se, but my personal take on your question:
One thing that was liberating as hell was when I realized just how much energy all of humankind expends on these idiotic questions. Where did it all come from? Was it made, or did it just happen? Where do we go when we die? Is there an afterlife? Were we here for a purpose?
These questions take away time and energy that you could spend getting other shit done. Everyone has an idea of where it all began. Everyone has an idea of where it all ends. None of this shit has anything to do with what I'm doing right this minute. In fact, it doesn't have anything to do with anything I will do in my finite and precious life.
Many think that atheists are humorless, dry bastards with no magic, wonder or mystery in their lives. I am living proof that this is not the case. Many are the mysteries that I think we will never be able to answer. I don't give a damn if it all started with the motherfucker of all bangs, or if some weirdo invisible bathrobe god farted it all out. It happened so long ago that the point is completely moot. Sitting around with your thumb up your ass, staring at other people's ideas of where it all came from in the beginning isn't going to help you one iota in life.
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I was going to quote your whole post, but this is enough to quote and my response is to the whole thing. Furthermore, this is not in defense of Atheism, per se, but my personal take on your question:
One thing that was liberating as hell was when I realized just how much energy all of humankind expends on these idiotic questions. Where did it all come from? Was it made, or did it just happen? Where do we go when we die? Is there an afterlife? Were we here for a purpose?
These questions take away time and energy that you could spend getting other shit done. Everyone has an idea of where it all began. Everyone has an idea of where it all ends. None of this shit has anything to do with what I'm doing right this minute. In fact, it doesn't have anything to do with anything I will do in my finite and precious life.
Many think that atheists are humorless, dry bastards with no magic, wonder or mystery in their lives. I am living proof that this is not the case. Many are the mysteries that I think we will never be able to answer. I don't give a damn if it all started with the motherfucker of all bangs, or if some weirdo invisible bathrobe god farted it all out. It happened so long ago that the point is completely moot. Sitting around with your thumb up your ass, staring at other people's ideas of where it all came from in the beginning isn't going to help you one iota in life.