Lawrence Rifkin

lawrencerifkin@yahoo.com ,USA

6 Beliefs discovered | 15 Totals Votes

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Evidence and reason reveal how the world really is and our place in the universe. But love, broadly understood, provides the inspiration for personal meaning, action, and goodness. The world is made of matter, but it is we who do the mattering.

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The sheer wonder of our personal existence - both its improbability and the ability to experience life - is amazing. While we fight suffering, we can also appreciate happiness and be grateful. Experiencing life for a few decades is lucky beyond words.

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There is no evidence for individual existence after death. We are meaningful because we are meaningful now. Through action, we create relationships with one another and with the world. This is cause for hope and compassion.

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Such risks jeopardize the entire existence of humankind and the future of all life. We have a deep connection and responsibility to the future of life. We should honor the grand epic that our ancestors struggled for millions of years with their lives to maintain.

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Modern knowledge shows that we evolved from nature, from this world. We did not come from outside nature. We grew out of it and belong with it, like a blossom. But what solos we play in the symphony! We are a part of nature that can experience truth, love, goodness, and beauty.

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We can embrace our natural world. The supernatural is not necessary for morality, meaning, or beauty. We are the agents in the naturalistic cosmos of conscious meaning and action, and there is nobility and inspiration in that understanding.

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