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| | In atheistic [[Japan]], researchers found that Japanese children see the natural world [[Intelligent design|as designed]] and purposeful and believe some kind of intelligent being is behind that purpose. <ref>[http://creation.com/children-see-the-world-as-designed Children as designed].</ref> | | In atheistic [[Japan]], researchers found that Japanese children see the natural world [[Intelligent design|as designed]] and purposeful and believe some kind of intelligent being is behind that purpose. <ref>[http://creation.com/children-see-the-world-as-designed Children as designed].</ref> |
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| | + | == Under an atheist worldview, there is no objective meaning or purpose in life == |
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| | + | Under an [[atheist worldview]], there is no objective meaning or purpose in life (see: [[Atheism and meaninglessness]]).<ref> |
| | + | *[http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/can-life-have-meaning-without-god Can Life Have Meaning Without God?] by James Anderson |
| | + | *[http://jwwartick.com/2011/01/03/atheism-meaningless/ Atheism’s Universe is Meaningless and Valueless] by J.W. Wartick, January 3, 2011 |
| | + | *[http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/can-atheists-have-meaning-and-purpose-in-life/ Can atheists have meaning and purpose in life?] |
| | + | *[http://www.bethinking.org/atheism/reclaiming-reason-from-atheism Why atheism] by Katie Galloway, 2014 |
| | + | *[http://aviewfromtheright.com/2012/04/19/heat-death-and-atheist-inconsistency-or-isnt-it-ironic/ Heat Death and Atheist Inconsistency (or, Isn’t It Ironic?)] |
| | + | *[http://www.oocities.org/athens/delphi/8449/atheism.html Atheism and Death: Why the atheist must face death with despair] By Dustin Shramek |
| | + | *[http://pleaseconvinceme.com/2013/apathy-atheism-and-the-absurdity-of-life-without-god/ Apathy, Atheism, and the Absurdity of Life Without God] by Aaron Brake |
| | + | *[http://withalliamgod.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/the-meaningless-life-of-atheism/ The Meaningless Life Of Atheism] by Daniel Prayson, 2010</ref> |
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| | == Jean-Paul Sartre and teleological beliefs == | | == Jean-Paul Sartre and teleological beliefs == |