Comments on: God, Zombies, and the Meaning of Life

By: the chaplain

the chaplain — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:52:22 +0000

Excellent post. Very profound.

By: Deconverting? Embrace Nietzsche’s “Say Yes to Life!” « de-conversion

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:36:50 +0000

[...] 18, 2008 As mentioned in my previous post, God, Zombies, and the Meaning of Life, when I was in the long process of leaving Christianity, one of the most overriding questions on my [...]

By: mewho

mewho — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:23:08 +0000

Great post, Richard. I wanted to say about your statement: “As a parent, I can unhesitatingly and with my whole being affirm this sentiment: my children are, to me, the Word of God. They are my scripture, my burning bush. And in them my life has all the meaning it can hold.”

I knew a father who lost a young son to drowning, and never recovered from it. For the Believer, they can NEVER lose God to drowning, or disease, or cancer. He is always there, which is such a HOME RUN for emotional peace. I sometimes wish I still had it, but I know too much now to believe a lie convincingly. Your post is so true, that you lose SO MUCH when you no longer believe. There is much to be gained, I’m sure, but I feel like I arrived at the airport and ALL of my luggage has vanished, or that I’m Truman, who rowed his boat too far and found out more about the world than he could have ever guessed… It’s like starting life all over again!

By: steph

steph — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:22:52 +0000

oh man, this hit home – zombies notwithstanding

By: Zoe

Zoe — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:53:04 +0000

Love this post Richard.

By: Julian Rodriguez

Julian Rodriguez — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:24:39 +0000

Great post.

By: orDover

orDover — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:07:19 +0000

Wow. Thank you so much, Richard. I think this is the best post I’ve read here.

By: CheezChoc

CheezChoc — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:57:54 +0000

Thank you for a great post.
FYI: I believe there is a movie being filmed of The Road, with Viggo Mortensen apparently playing the role of the father.