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<blockquote data-quote="newusername" data-source="post: 3984755" data-attributes="member: 562064">That is akin to ranking the plot of a novel as more integral than the theme.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it&#039;s the story that means anything...it is the intended lesson or knowledge given through it&#039;s occurrence.&nbsp; I will grant that the challenge presented is the ability to discern meaning is limited amongst most (and more limited as time passes).For many, their religious beliefs are the driving factor in all decisions they make.&nbsp; But let&#039;s take that supposition further for a moment....even if only one person on this planet has good morals because of religion, is that not a good thing?I&#039;ve never read much philosophical work from Feynman...don&#039;t know much beyond his famous lectures.&nbsp; Maybe I need to be reading more.And therein lies my mental conundrum.&nbsp; I, without religion, question carrying on life every morning I wake up.&nbsp; I find my life is unimportant and without value.&nbsp; And thus I do not question any person who gains fulfillment through religion.I think the approach is different, but I agree it goes both ways.&nbsp; That&#039;s why I&#039;m Agnostic.&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newusername, post: 3984755, member: 562064"] That is akin to ranking the plot of a novel as more integral than the theme. I don't think it's the story that means anything...it is the intended lesson or knowledge given through it's occurrence. I will grant that the challenge presented is the ability to discern meaning is limited amongst most (and more limited as time passes). For many, their religious beliefs are the driving factor in all decisions they make. But let's take that supposition further for a moment....even if only one person on this planet has good morals because of religion, is that not a good thing? I've never read much philosophical work from Feynman...don't know much beyond his famous lectures. Maybe I need to be reading more. And therein lies my mental conundrum. I, without religion, question carrying on life every morning I wake up. I find my life is unimportant and without value. And thus I do not question any person who gains fulfillment through religion. I think the approach is different, but I agree it goes both ways. That's why I'm Agnostic. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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