"The universe that we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but pitiless indifference." -- Richard Dawkins

"Just wondering how atheists cope with the meaninglessness and the futility of it all if life is, as they say, ultimately purposeless?"

This morning as the sun rose I saw the clouds turn bright red. The entire eastern sky was lit up. It was the most colorful sunrise I ever saw. Meanwhile, high in the sky, I saw the waning crescent moon, 30% full.

That beautiful moon will still be up there for a few more billion years but I was able to see it thousands of times.

Maybe life is meaningless but I'm not complaining. I was lucky to be born and even more lucky to still be alive all these years.

I thank goodness I will have no magical 2nd life. I prefer to live in the universe we have now instead of a universe with supernatural magic. I prefer reality because it's interesting and because it's real.