Life is Good

My opponent has conceded that we live to toil, toil to live, and all for no reason. My opponent also concedes that all we do and toil for is essentially worthless. "The reward for our toil is our continued existence. " . .. which is but more toil. As I have argued and my opponent has conceded, continuing to live means to continue to toil. There is nothing great about that. My opponent claims that hard work is rewarded in the afterlife. This is inapplicable, as life still is the meaningless bringer of toil, even if the afterlife is good. The resolution reads "Life is Good", not "The Afterlife Will Be Good". My opponent claims that he would be satisfied merely to breath fresh air, etc. However, the satisfaction from our experiences are hormone-based. Our emotions, satisfactions and pleasures are merely fabricated by our bodies. "There is some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for. " Actually, there is no good in the world. What out there is truly good? Solomon- "So what do people get for all their hard work? Their days of labour are filled with pain and grief; even at night they cannot rest. " My opponent has made some claims regarding what else brings us pleasure. They are all actually counter-examples to my opponent's refutation. -admiring beauty. .. Sexually, this files under reproduction. Naturally, it is but the result of hormones. -sharing beauty. .. If one understands the concepts related with egotistic determinism, one knows that this as well is attributed to gaining a better stance in society, which then helps one reproduce. -doing what is right. .. We only feel pleasure from doing what is right because we anticipate reward, which gains us a better stance in society and helps us reproduce. -possessing what we desire. .. This is never truly satisfying, as what we have is never enough. My opponent has conceded this. Having possessions does not satisfy anyone. -having power. .. We feel this pleasure from having a high status in society, which helps us reproduce. -senses. .. these are hormonal as well. So, truly, there are no counter-examples to my earlier statement. Pleasure is but a facade created by hormones in our body. My opponent claims that non-existence cannot be preferable to life. However, if there is no good and no satisfaction in life, and all we truly do consistently is toil, then it is preferable to never be born than to live. In response to my opponent's case against the evils of this life: Joy does not exist. When do we truly feel joy on earth? "To me, it seems as though this King Solomon guy was a pessimist. He must have had serious issues as a kid. " Nope. The bible claims that God personally granted him wisdom. While you see him as pessimistic, I see you as overly optimistic and clearly blind-sided. Life is neither agreeable, pleasant, nor satisfactory. Pretending it to be so does not make it so. "It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. " Again, believing that life is good does not make it good, just as believing in the Easter Bunny doesn't make the Easter Bunny real. Such optimism and wishful thinking are logical fallacy. . http://www.fallacyfiles.org... I will now leave my case here and shift back to my opponent.