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[–]neomarxist_bullshit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

Religious people sometimes use this sort of argument in debates... It's not very persuasive to me as an atheist though.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Logic is not persuasive to you? Okay.

[–]neomarxist_bullshit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Subjective feelings (subjective meaning of life) and objective facts ("you are here to be tested before God" or something) are not the same. That's the main problem with this argument I think.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

There is no such thing as subjective truth. It’s a category error disguised as some deep concept.

[–]neomarxist_bullshit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Sure, and I'm not saying it is. There is only objective reality. Doesn't mean that people can't have personal opinions and views (such as what the meaning of life is) though.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Instead of calling it an oxymoron like “subjective truth” just call it an opinion.

[–]neomarxist_bullshit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Yeah, that's what it is. I don't think I used this phrase.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yes, but you meant that thinking there is a purpose is the same thing as there really being a purpose. If everyone can feel there is a purpose and they all contradict each other, there is none.

[–]neomarxist_bullshit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Not really :) I'm an atheist and there's no purpose from my point of view. Was just trying to explain how I see it when other people say whatever about their subjective meaning of life. The meaning of life is just a thought in your head.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If the purpose of life is a matter of opinion, it is not a matter of truth. If it is not a matter of truth, then there is no true purpose of life.