Why would that be depressing? (Score 1)

So you have no purpose, no underlying reason to exist? How depressing for you. Why do you read slashdot or get up in the morning or do what ever it is that you do? Why bother existing anyway? How hopeless life must be to lead for you.

I can't even begin to understand why it is necessary to believe in the existence of some omnipotent but unprovable deity or other to be able to find meaning in life. Isn't it rather sad not to be able to find your own reason to exist? "How hopeless life must be to lead for you", you say. Whatever for? Of course I have a purposes for my life and lots of reasons to exist. I just happen to be perfectly capable of finding those on my own. You pity the ones who don't need someone else to give them purpose and meaning. How strange. If any are to be pitied in this context, it's those who can't make sense of their life on their own. They fall prey to the religion-mongers too easily..
"This is the purpose of your life because our infallible prophet says so". Puh-leeze. Give me original thought any day. Can anything truly be the meaning of your life if you didn't find it yourself?

-Engan