I will answer your questions about the meaning of life.

[4Kings]

The question of the "meaning of life" is absurd. The real question is what is the purpose?

[singasong]

What's the meaning of love? Why do people fall in love with others?

[agent_fish]

Bison-
I'm a 22 year old who recently graduated from college with a high GPA in Finance. I'm fairly attractive and fit. I have only one friend and no gf. Also, I have not found a post-grad job yet. I get interviews easily but never can close the deal when it comes down to it. I assume these things are caused by my lack of confidence and shyness. I spend most of my life alone.

I am thinking about joining some sort of religion in order to meet people and be a member of a group. The only problem is I am an atheist, and I plan to remain an atheist.

Do you think joining a new religion/church is a good idea? If so, what religion should I become? If you do not think I should join a religion, what would be another group I could join?

Also, any other advice you would like to give would be appreciated. I'm sure I'm not the only loser here.

[DonkBluffer]

I'm kind of like you, shy and 'alone'. But why the hell would you 'join' a religion because of this?

There are SO many other ways to meet people. Sports, other hobbies, traveling, etc.

[Will.]

Opinion set aside, is it possible for something to be better than something else?

[Copernicus]

[ QUOTE ]
How important is it to have kids? (Biology)

There's importance, and there's importance. If having them makes a difference? No. If having them teaches you to love? Yes.

How important is it to RAISE kids? (Culture)

Again.

[/ QUOTE ]


Raising kids is biology as well.

[Copernicus]

[ QUOTE ]
Are you Buddhist?

[/ QUOTE ]


more likely a crude attempt at a Turing machine

[Copernicus]

[ QUOTE ]
Bison-
I'm a 22 year old who recently graduated from college with a high GPA in Finance. I'm fairly attractive and fit. I have only one friend and no gf. Also, I have not found a post-grad job yet. I get interviews easily but never can close the deal when it comes down to it. I assume these things are caused by my lack of confidence and shyness. I spend most of my life alone.

I am thinking about joining some sort of religion in order to meet people and be a member of a group. The only problem is I am an atheist, and I plan to remain an atheist.

Do you think joining a new religion/church is a good idea? If so, what religion should I become? If you do not think I should join a religion, what would be another group I could join?

Also, any other advice you would like to give would be appreciated. I'm sure I'm not the only loser here.

[/ QUOTE ]

A martial arts class will help all of your problems. And thats serious advice, not bison's bot-back.

[bisonbison]

Are some people's lives better than others?

There are lives that are more enjoyable than others. Better?

You are born into a set of genes, a family group and a point in time and space. From the moment you are a baby until the time you read the preposition this subordinate clause ends with, you are bombarded with the news of arbitrary human, social, biological, chemical, mechanical and sub-molecular events you had nothing to do with.

We control our lives in the way a surfer controls a wave.

[bisonbison]

Don't worry about the copies. You are now. Sentimental attachment to the thoughts, desires, perversions and addictions of a previous 'you' is just homesickness.