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Ostronomos Offline Aug 24, 2018 04:55 PM
Is this one of your attempts to lend credence to atheism?
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Magical Realist Offline Aug 24, 2018 07:10 PM
Atheism is a given for me. I don't have to lend it credence.
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Ostronomos Offline Aug 24, 2018 08:09 PM
Then you lack knowledge of God's existence in my estimation.
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Leigha Offline Jan 17, 2019 05:37 AM
I think an atheist can still find meaning and purpose in life. So is this optimistic nihilism basically ''enjoy the purposelessness while it lasts?'' Big Grin
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Secular Sanity Offline Jan 17, 2019 03:53 PM (This post was last modified: Jan 17, 2019 04:01 PM by Secular Sanity.)
(Jan 17, 2019 05:37 AM)Leigha Wrote: I think an atheist can still find meaning and purpose in life. So is this optimistic nihilism basically ''enjoy the purposelessness while it lasts?'' Big Grin

Yeah, I think so. Bravo, little Missy! You might be able to open a lemonade stand with that one.

If you’re going to be written out of the book of life, you might as well enjoy the story, right?

Keep in mind, though, when you’re writing your own, a good story doesn’t have to be complex to be interesting. Complex and overused phrases lose their storytelling power.

I met a woman once, who had lost her son to suicide. She was showing me her collection of vintage lunchboxes. She picked one up and she said, "Oh, look! This is one of my favorites. I was fabulous then."

That simple statement has stayed with me for years.

We like to think that we’re rational beings but we’re really storytellers.

May yours be fabulous.
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Leigha Offline Jan 18, 2019 02:14 PM
(Jan 17, 2019 03:53 PM)Secular Sanity Wrote:
(Jan 17, 2019 05:37 AM)Leigha Wrote: I think an atheist can still find meaning and purpose in life. So is this optimistic nihilism basically ''enjoy the purposelessness while it lasts?'' Big Grin

Yeah, I think so. Bravo, little Missy! You might be able to open a lemonade stand with that one.

If you’re going to be written out of the book of life, you might as well enjoy the story, right?

Keep in mind, though, when you’re writing your own, a good story doesn’t have to be complex to be interesting. Complex and overused phrases lose their storytelling power.

I met a woman once, who had lost her son to suicide. She was showing me her collection of vintage lunchboxes. She picked one up and she said, "Oh, look! This is one of my favorites. I was fabulous then."

That simple statement has stayed with me for years.

We like to think that we’re rational beings but we’re really storytellers.

May yours be fabulous.

True, and sometimes, the stories write themselves, unwittingly.
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