They obviously don’t see that tho. They see religion as the compass for moving forward. But it’s gone too far. I don’t want to get into the details. But my parents have divorced. What should I do?
I know that there’s no changing their mind on religion. And I’m atheist agnostic, and the only one in a family of 6. I would post this on r/atheism but those guys are serious jerks.
I’m specifically asking for self improvement tips, how get past this and accept it. I don’t know how I’m gonna live all my life lying to my parents about being Christian.
An "Agnostic answer" would be on scientific grounds. It would not upset Atheists or average Theist.
Theory for how a given automobile motor works does not explain its "purpose" but we can logically assume its purpose is to propel an automobile.
What most makes it necessary for Agnosticism to have answers is mainly because of claims that only Theism can explain "purpose" and science cannot, which is not entirely true.
My favorite scientifically acceptable answer for summing up our purpose in life is "Live long and prosper" from the tradition of Albert Einstein, and later Star Trek lore:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute#%22Live_long_and_prosper
What's yours? Can you do better than the short but descriptive Vulcan Salute?
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