tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141007497786298916.post4640073005616324988..comments2023-10-29T09:43:33.860-04:00Comments on Blue Hydra: Atheism and HappinessHydrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360836968011962736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141007497786298916.post-24199601153602382452009-03-05T23:31:00.000-05:002009-03-05T23:31:00.000-05:00Allow me to finish my sentence. Sorry, all of thi...Allow me to finish my sentence. Sorry, all of this writing frazzles my mindmeat after awhile... I shall finish my sentence here:<BR/><BR/>... is worth reading.Zizturhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420351805659669113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141007497786298916.post-72843287062731460242009-03-03T23:55:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:55:00.000-05:00Hey there!Thanks for linking me! I definitely appr...Hey there!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for linking me! I definitely appreciate that someone else in the world has decided my post on how one can find plenty of meaning in their lives if they are an atheist.Zizturhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420351805659669113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141007497786298916.post-67307060706376200152009-03-03T16:07:00.000-05:002009-03-03T16:07:00.000-05:00I heartily agree that the truth, however harsh, is...I heartily agree that the truth, however harsh, is better than a comforting illusion.<BR/><BR/>But my exasperation stems from continual presumption that atheism cannot be a happy state - that it must be unbearably depressing news.<BR/><BR/>For me, it's not like that at all. It's an opportunity for humans as a whole and for us as individuals to choose our own path without worrying over the imagined wills of gods. Atheism is freedom. The freedom to work towards our own goals and become who we truly wish to be rather than merely conforming to pious demands of how people ought to be.<BR/><BR/>And although religion is constantly praised as a source of comfort, it's rare to see an honest appraisal that considers that believers do not always find their beliefs satisfying or comforting.<BR/><BR/>The deck is always stacked with the most content believer compared to the most caricatured, unrealistic atheist with the implication that therefore, theism is preferable to atheism.<BR/><BR/>It is simply dishonest.Hydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360836968011962736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141007497786298916.post-23149202294293421652009-02-28T13:03:00.000-05:002009-02-28T13:03:00.000-05:00Yeah, a true believer may say "but my faith makes ...Yeah, a true believer may say "but my faith makes me happy" Sure it does, what I want to know is, is it true? Simple as that!<BR/>Put all the emotional claptrap one side, square up to reality and if that leaves you depressed, well at least its honest. "Better the harsh reality, than the comforting illusion" (Carl Sagan)<BR/>I highly recommend reading Carl Sagans books. In Billions and Billions, Ann Druyan writes in the epilogue<BR/>"Contrary to the fantasies of the fundamentalists, there was no deathbed conversion, no last minute refuge taken in a comforting vision of a heaven or an afterlife. For Carl, what mattered most was what was true, not merely what would make us feel better. Even at this moment when anyone would be forgiven for turning away from the reality of our situation, Carl was unflinching. As we looked deeply into each other's eyes, it was with a shared conviction that our wondrous life together was ending forever."<BR/><BR/>Imagine trading that depth of honesty for a fraudulant god...Never!!!Exzanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224569439945248911noreply@blogger.com