God and the Meaning of Life

1. Richard Taylor's way out: creating your own meaning

2. peter singers way out: meaning through eliminating pain

3. aristotles way out: intrinsically good activity

4. 1. The meaning of life

4.1. if god does not exist then human life is meaningless

4.2. 1 interpretation: meaning comes from a supernatural being

4.3. 2nd interpretation: meaning brings goodness into the universe

4.4. 3rd interpretation: good life for the person who lives it and to have worthwhile activity

5. 4 arguments that life lacks internal meaning without God

5.1. life can be characterized by all the events that happen to a person

5.1.1. no god=no afterlife

5.2. life has internal meaning only if it has supernatural meaning

5.2.1. no supernatural meaning means no mission

5.2.2. life is a pointless existence

5.3. life has internal meaning only if a suitably significant being cares about or takes an interest in that life