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naturalist · Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 4:11 am Post subject: purpose

Our transient purposes and human love suffice.Theistic evolutionist who fignts agaisnt special creationism, Francsisco Ayala,avers that we need God to overcome dread and find a purpose for our lives. To oversome dread ,one gets counseling; t get purpose, one does that for oneself anyway. Ultimate purpose and divine love are illusions we can live without .And a future state is untenable.People transform themselves but give credit to God.My computer is my higher power that helped transform me and arguing for naturalism is one of my purposes .
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Yellow_Number_Five · Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 4:33 am Post subject:

Not this shit again, didn't we just have a very lengthy discussion on "purpose"?

Yes we did:

http://atheistforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=110&start=0
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naturalist · Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:18 am Post subject:

As long as others cannot see that they have to make their own purposes, not God, this is a must!
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Yellow_Number_Five · Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:54 am Post subject:

That's my problem, I don't think we have purposes, I don't think God gives them to us, I don't think we create them for ourselves, I think the word "pupose" is a bogus word we're somehow conditioned to attatch to a finite existence.

Stop worrying about what your purpose is (you don't have one), and live your life.

Meh, it's in the link I posted.
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neon · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject:

I don't know why people need to refer to anything as a higher power. I'll give you a power that is clearly stronger than us, whether you want to call it higher or not: nature. Try standing outside during an earthquake.

No god necessary.
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pr126 · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:10 am Post subject:

I suppose the only "purpose" there is, to stay alive long enough to pass on the gene.
The sole purpos of life. Any life.
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Moloth · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:16 am Post subject:

rock · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:34 am Post subject:

What are you trying to get at?

Purpose is whatever you make it, if you make one.
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Uncertainty · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:55 am Post subject:

Can some people give me examples of their "purpose"? Not religious people, I mean atheists. Because I don't really get what someone would make that as, the only thing I can think of is "live and be happy" or constantly changing it with new long or short term goals.

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Moloth · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:04 am Post subject:

that was a whale of a joke, Chrissy. now shut yer blowhole. yer krilln' me!

Flipper? i don't even KNOW her!
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Uncertainty · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:07 am Post subject:

Help I'm ODing on cheesy jokes Shocked

Moloth · Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:09 am Post subject:

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