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"You worship no god? "

That is correct.

In my opinion, believing in "God" is as childish and naive as believing in Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny (or Zeus, or Kronos, or Ra, or Astrology, or the Magic Power of Crystals).

The Christian mythology can be directly traced to its historical precedents. The Christian "Hell" is nearly identical to Hades, as described by the ancient Greeks. Christmas was a pagan holiday, and was frowned upon by churches as recently as the 19th century. (Until around 100 years ago Christmas was about alcohol and prostitutes.)

Easter: "The ancient Saxons celebrated the return of spring with an uproarious festival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, Eastre."

It's all just mythical stories, passed down from one generation to the next.

The moment one applies "faith", rational inquiry ceases and the mind is closed. Millions have been killed in the name of "God". Entire languages, cultures, and oral histories have been lost as tribes have "converted" to the dominant religion. It is a destructive force that emphasises conformity, ignorance, and obedience.

Happiness comes from thinking for yourself, having an open mind, and doing what makes you happy. The only authority in your life should be you.

That's my conclusion, anyway. Now ask me if I think a ten commandments statue should sit in a building that my taxes paid for...

M-PI: "You worship no god?"

FreeRepublicLoginName: "That is correct."

M-PI:"You're actually saying that there is nothing in your life that functions as an ultimate concern for you."

FreeRepublicLoginName: "No, that's not what I'm saying at all. ...you are asking me what my "ultimate goal", my "purpose" is. .. My answer is: to be happy. My purpose in life is to be happy".

Once again, your answer shows you to be a very illogical person. Here are the facts:

One of the definitions of god is: something or someone of supreme value -- something or someone that functions as as an ultimate concern in a person's life.

We all care about many things: love of family, the condition of one's home, taxes, war and peace, etc., etc., but for each of us, there can be only one ultimate concern, something so important and valuable that we are willing, at the moment, to sacrifice almost anything for it. (One's ultimate concern can change over time, but that doesn't change the fact that we all have one at all of our stages of life).

You have identified your own personal HAPPINESS to be the thing that functions as your ultimate concern -- the thing you prize, and value most highly at this stage of your life.

FreeRepublicLoginName:I would be grateful if you could provide me an example of "holding opposite attitudes and beliefs at the same time." (cognitive dissonance)

You just provided an example of it yourself. If you really aren't illogical, you will be able to see it.

You said you had no beliefs and no god.

Then you said that happiness is your god at this moment.

That, my friend, is cognitive dissonance.

To the degree that a person exhibits intellectual dishonesty, that is the degree to which they are emotionally and spiritually immature.

Tell me, is there such a thing as absolute truth?