life – The Recovering Cultist

Life is pain. Life is struggle.

October 08, 2019October 08, 2019 recoveringcultist

There is no meaning but the meaning we create. No wonder people need comforting, if false, stories, like myths, heroic stories, religion, legends of larger-than-life scientific greats. They need comfort. I need comfort, because the truth is harsh. The truth is… Everything has an end, … “Life is pain. Life is struggle.”

Alan Watts – Life is not a Journey

August 03, 2019 recoveringcultist

One of my favorite quotes by Alan Watts: …we’ve simply cheated ourselves the whole way down the line. We thought of life by analogy with a journey with a pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end – the thing was to get to … “Alan Watts – Life is not a Journey”

An atheist’s prayer to random chance

April 01, 2019April 02, 2019 recoveringcultist

Dear random chance: Thank you for giving rise to DNA, and making me a vehicle for a short time, one tiny part in an immense chain, for its continued propagation. Thank you, random chance, for powering evolution, which has given me everything I am, over … “An atheist’s prayer to random chance”

The meaning of life

January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 recoveringcultist

Someone asked me recently “what makes life worth living to you?” Here’s my (current working theory) response: I think you create your own meaning, and part of finding/creating yourself is figuring out what makes life meaningful for YOU and then pursuing it! The answer will … “The meaning of life”