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Even if atheists argue that we can assign meaning to our lives, once the Sun burns out and the universe goes to heat death what is left?<ref>[https://www.bethinking.org/atheism/reclaiming-reason-from-atheism Reclaiming Reason from Atheism] by  Katie Galloway, Bethinking.org</ref>}}
 
Even if atheists argue that we can assign meaning to our lives, once the Sun burns out and the universe goes to heat death what is left?<ref>[https://www.bethinking.org/atheism/reclaiming-reason-from-atheism Reclaiming Reason from Atheism] by  Katie Galloway, Bethinking.org</ref>}}
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In December 2003, the University of Warwick reported:
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In December 2003, the University of Warwick reported: "Dr. Stephen Joseph, from the University of Warwick, said: "Religious people seem to have a greater purpose in life, which is why they are happier. Looking at the research evidence, it seems that those who celebrate the Christian meaning of [[Christmas]] are on the whole likely to be happier."<ref>http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/A/20037338.html</ref>
{{cquote|Dr. Stephen Joseph, from the University of Warwick, said: "Religious people seem to have a greater purpose in life, which is why they are happier. Looking at the research evidence, it seems that those who celebrate the Christian meaning of [[Christmas]] are on the whole likely to be happier.<ref>http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/A/20037338.html</ref>}}
      
Although [[Bertrand Russell]] was an [[agnosticism|agnostic]], he had favorable views of atheism.<ref>Russell, Bertrand (1947) "Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?"[http://www.luminary.us/russell/atheist_agnostic.html] Most online sources say "by which one prove," probably a mistake.</ref>  Bertrand Russell wrote in 1903 about [[entropy]] and the [[universe]]:
 
Although [[Bertrand Russell]] was an [[agnosticism|agnostic]], he had favorable views of atheism.<ref>Russell, Bertrand (1947) "Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?"[http://www.luminary.us/russell/atheist_agnostic.html] Most online sources say "by which one prove," probably a mistake.</ref>  Bertrand Russell wrote in 1903 about [[entropy]] and the [[universe]]:
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv3TFg9SJb4 Atheism: Unyielding Despair] - video
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv3TFg9SJb4 Atheism: Unyielding Despair] - video
 
*[https://publicchristianity.org/library/new-atheism-and-a-meaningless-universe#.VDA2NRYy5l4 New Atheism and a Meaningless Universe]
 
*[https://publicchristianity.org/library/new-atheism-and-a-meaningless-universe#.VDA2NRYy5l4 New Atheism and a Meaningless Universe]
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== Atheism and the meaning of life ==
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See: [[Atheism and the meaning of life]]
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== Atheism and personhood ==
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See: [[Atheism and personhood]]
    
== Evidence for Christianity ==
 
== Evidence for Christianity ==
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*[[Absurdism]]  
 
*[[Absurdism]]  
 
*[[Existentialism]]
 
*[[Existentialism]]
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*[[Atheism and emptiness|Emptiness of atheism]]
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*[[Meaning]]
 
*[[Atheism and knowledge]]
 
*[[Atheism and knowledge]]
 
*[[Atheism, agnosticism and pessimism]]
 
*[[Atheism, agnosticism and pessimism]]
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