Thread:JayZX535/@comment-26094355-20160425230258/@comment-27170788-20160427190950

Maltalidenta Kwuitidherali wrote:

JayZX535 wrote:

I suppose it could be possible-- I guess it just seems as improbable to me as a God who created life does to you.

Alright. So, let's just assume for a moment that evolution is true. In that case, neither one of us has anything to lose. What we believe won't matter in the end, because there will be no one to enforce it. In the end, we all die and go back to dust and then we're just gone. Right? In effect, what we does doesn't matter to us. But I like to think that if I'm not doing to be remembered now then I'd like to be remembered in future. Sure, it's usually the bad people who make it, but I would like to think it's possible. Anyway, call me foolish if you want, but I like to think that the future is something to live for. We may be forgotten, but our marks will hopefully be remembered and echo through time. Ah okay, so in that case, meaning is determined by your contribution to society? Seems reasonable.

But, let's look at the flipside, too. So, let's just say there is a God who created us. In that case, what we believe becomes much more important, doesn't it? If there's no God, then our beliefs have no eternal significance. Believing in God won't matter, because we'll just die in the end. But if there is a God, doesn't whether or not you believe in Him take on eternal significance?