Now and then, Jerry Coyne reveals some of the seedier comments he receives at his blog
web site. Here's one he offered this morning. The indented remark is
from a deluded reader. The non-indented remark below it (in blue) is
Jerry's reponse:
That's telling them. How can anyone think there's no purpose in life unless Jeebus gets to play a role? That's so dull-witted it's nearly comatose. No purpose? Everything in life has a purpose: the one we give to it. Humans make meaning; it's what we do. You really have to wonder how religious people can possibly miss this basic fact of life.
Maybe they're not alive?
I’m confused why atheists would choose to bring a child into this life when they would only die in 70 or 80 years. At worse, a child could live a life of suffering with something like heart disease or depression. If there’s no purpose in life, what’s the purpose of reproducing? It seems just too cruel.I’m confused about why religious people would choose to bring a child into this life given that it is likely to burn forever in the afterlife.
That's telling them. How can anyone think there's no purpose in life unless Jeebus gets to play a role? That's so dull-witted it's nearly comatose. No purpose? Everything in life has a purpose: the one we give to it. Humans make meaning; it's what we do. You really have to wonder how religious people can possibly miss this basic fact of life.
Maybe they're not alive?
