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Originally Posted by Saludeen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The belief that life is meaningless comes from the idea that mindless chaos created the universe. But consistency, structure, logic, and functionality in the universe proves otherwise so the Atheist belief is delusional.

Life being meaningless is not an atheist belief. The only atheist belief is that there is no God. Everything beyond that is an individual belief, because unlike organized religion, atheism has no dogma. Some atheists believe life is meaningless, some believe we create our own meaning. And no, you seeing the reflection of your own values in your understanding of the universe in no way makes atheism delusional, it just highlights how naive you are about the physical sciences, and I'd be surprised if you knew anything about the "functionality" of the universe at all beyond what you read in the writings of a medieval warlord.

You don't even seem to comprehend that somebody could develop a moral code and live an ethical life without it being forced on them by organized religion and the threat of eternal suffering. It's really quite simple: I don't do bad things to people because I care about the well-being of others. I recognize that these values are probably predicated on a genetic predisposition to behaviors conducive to social cohesion, and that I synthesized cultural values to build on an instinctual foundation. Human beings evolved as highly social and gregarious creatures, which modulated our cognitions in favor of certain values. We have an entire cortex of our cerebrum dedicated solely to this.

That someone can't be moral without religion is really one of the most ignorant arguments a person can make. If anything, the opposite seems more plausible: a person who derives their morality solely from the mandate of a higher power isn't even capable of actual morality, and is just a pawn and hostage. Luckily I know enough about the way shit actually works to know this isn't true either. You get the majority of your values from your culture, not your religion.