Quote (PixileDust @ May 23 2012 04:09pm)
Having a serious, important, or useful quality or purpose.
In atheism there is no importance, purpose, or seriousness, considering all we do as humans will eventually be gone. Even if we left earth, all the resources in the entire universe will eventually be gone. Once everything is gone, or, and most likely, sooner than than that, we will all die. So what point is it to leave a cultural mark, raise children, or even advocate advancement, considering it will mean nothing in 10,000 years. Thats why I think atheism is worse for society than an agnostic mind set. Its similar to when you get a depressed philosophy major, they aren't very optimistic.
That sounds hypocritical. In Christianity, eventually you will leave this earth too. In fact, Calvinists suppose that you're either destined for ascension or you're not, and your actions in this life, ultimately, are meaningless. I'd argue that because Atheists suppose that once you leave this earth, nothing else is waiting for you, they hold the earth in high reverence. You have to cherish the life you've been given because when it's gone, it's gone.