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Originally posted by Roman
We as individuals will die but we have the chance to contribute to society in an impactful way.
The person who finds a cure for AIDS will not only save thousands of people and improve their lives, it will make life possible for millions of people who wouldn't even have been born otherwise.
What if we find a way to cure the disabled? Or mental diseases like Alzheimers? What if we uncover the secrets behind Telomers and find a way to decrease, halt or even reverse aging?
We might even be able to fly to distant planets and outlive our sun.
Would you describe these as "entertainment" ?
It may sound utopian but a hundred years ago people wouldn't even have imagined in their wildest dreams something like "the Internet".
It doesn't even have to be that much of an impactful contribution. You can work to secure a higher living standard for your future family or improve your community or donate money/blood/organs or even just using less energy. There are so many possibilities.
So as you can see I vehemently disagree with the notion that there is "no point to life without a god" if that's what you were implying.
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Finally, what I've been trying to get out of someone. I was actually implying that science is meaningless if we get nowhere, but to actually get an answer that sounds more reasonable & meaningful than just to breed & evolve, cause that would just be getting us nowhere. We want to guarantee better living for future generations, (
call me stupid cheesy, whatever
) I find it beautiful that we want to do this. This beauty, for me, keeps me in touch with the fact that there can be a God, that there's not just nothingness in the end for us. I know you disagree, but I just use other answer's to get my point a little more out there, because I'm not good at explaining
It's all just my opinion, don't kill me everyone
You are such a sweetheart