Death

[Repugnant Abomination]

Originally Posted by Beebs

Why not? Maybe comforting isn't the right word, but I think there is peace to be found in it. Everybody will die, the sun will explode, all stars will explode, everything ends.

Maybe as a standalone concept, but in the larger context of religious belief I don't think it's nearly as comforting as the alternative.

Originally Posted by Beebs

Why is there a need for a singular objective? Life doesn't need to have meaning to be important and worthwhile.

There doesn't need to be a singular objective, but saying "important" and "worthwhile" is pretty much the same as saying meaningful. They are all abstract constructs of the human mind that are completely subjective outside the existence of God. If you're arguing from an empiricists point of view then those ideas dwell outside the scope of the scientific method and therefore don't actually exist.

Originally Posted by Beebs

Not to mention, when there is an afterlife, why bother to go towards any objective with any real intention?

Well there's the Hindu idea of karma and reincarnation with the ultimate goal of earning your way into the afterlife, or the Christian idea of living as Christ to bridge the gap between God and man. But I doubt that's what you mean. Maybe BDH can give a better answer to this question, since he's the only one I can think of on the board who genuinely believes in an afterlife.