I am an atheist and i personally do believe that my life (and by extension reality itself) has no innate purpose. The way ive thought about it is that life isnt some grand mission but rather, an experience that we all go through what we do with said experience is up to us any goals, ambitions, relationships, or meanings we assign to our lives are things that we create ourselves, not things that were predetermined for us.
Personally, i find that idea more freeing than depressing. I don't believe that life needs some grand, overarching purpose to be worth living. I don't need to be part of some greater plan or fulfill some cosmic obligation to justify my existence. I can simply exist, experience things, learn, make mistakes, form relationships, and pursue whatever makes me happy or gives me a sense of fulfillment.
I am an atheist and i personally do believe that my life (and by extension reality itself) has no innate purpose. The way ive thought about it is that life isnt some grand mission but rather, an experience that we all go through what we do with said experience is up to us any goals, ambitions, relationships, or meanings we assign to our lives are things that we create ourselves, not things that were predetermined for us.
Personally, i find that idea more freeing than depressing. I don't believe that life needs some grand, overarching purpose to be worth living. I don't need to be part of some greater plan or fulfill some cosmic obligation to justify my existence. I can simply exist, experience things, learn, make mistakes, form relationships, and pursue whatever makes me happy or gives me a sense of fulfillment.