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Colbert’s Comfort
I just watched Colbert interview Jim Holt, and he said something that I find strange: That the idea that God created the universe comforts him.
I don’t think he really gets it; the idea that God created the universe should terrify him. The idea that there is a point to a persons life, something they should be doing or working out or living, is disturbing, because it means we can live our life wrong. That we can just fail at life.
I find atheist ideas to be very comforting. If there’s no reason for our existence it doesn’t matter what we do. Whatever we choose to do is just the same as anything else. Whether we feed the poor or go on a shooting rampage is largely irrelevant. If there’s nothing we’re supposed to do, then we can’t stuff it up. That would be very comforting to me.
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dkrekemeyer reblogged this from peculiarist and added:
The minute he insulted Stevie Colbert I stopped reading
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peculiarist reblogged this from tony-starked and added:
To be clear, I don’t think he “doesn’t get it” because he chose another path, I think he just doesn’t get it. There are...
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tony-starked reblogged this from peculiarist and added:
It’s cool that you feel that way, and you’ve found a path in life that makes you happy. But saying that someone else...
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