The three-part series from the BBC as seen on Netflix, "Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life" has given me some things to consider. The presenter, Richard Dawkins, looks to science to explain the topics typically explained by religion.
I believe in God because it comforts me to feel I have someone with me always, not to explain the world.
I don't need God to tell me right from wrong. I don't do good things to get into heaven. I don't avoid bad things to stay out of hell. I do what's right because it makes me feel good.
I believe in life after death because it comforts me. But if this life is all we have, that's okay. This world alone is pretty amazing.
I don't need God to give me a purpose. I determine the meaning I give to my life. We are important, not because God put us here, but because our actions affect the world. And ideally, we want to make the world as good as we can.
Science helps us make sense of the world. Spirituality helps me feel comforted, strong and able to improve myself and the world around me.
What do you think?
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