How does atheism help us understand what life is?
Part I of II
Life is real. Life is something that begins and ends.
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Life being real is not an insignificant idea.
It has marvelous implications.
However, by itself it has major limitations.
Life existing for a few days or one hundred years is insignificant in terms of the time span we believe the universe has existed.
In terms of the total picture of what has happened throughout time, an atheistic approach provides hope, but it also generates much despair and pessimism.
Under atheism, our significance appears to have little worth compared to the immensity of the universe.
Science continually expands our understanding of the amount of time needed to develop the universe.
Under atheism, as our understanding of the amount of time needed to develop the universe increases, our sense of significance decreases.
One hundred years, compared with seven days, is a long time.
One hundred years, compared with fifteen billion, is a very short time and has little meaning by comparison.