Life has more meaning without god

1) How significant is life? Gods are strongly connected to religions. Every religion worships one or more gods, and there are no gods without a religion to worship them. So it is safe to say believing in any god means following a certain religion associated with that god. Religions give people what they wish the most: eternal life - every religion in the world guarantees the eternal existence of our souls. Theism means believing in eternal life. Now, from a theistic perspective, life is a minor portion of our existence. Believing in a god means believing in the eternal existence of our souls, so all theists believe they are going to exist forever, not in their earthly form, but they will continue to exist forever. In this case, life becomes an insignificant portion of your existence, because life ends in under 100 years, but your soul has no end. According to any modern religion, after we die we continue to exist as the same individual[1], only our physical form changes, but everything else stays the same. [2] So, for a theist, life is just 0.(0)1% of his existence. So, how significant is life when you compare it to eternity? Think how significant is a nanosecond compared to your whole life - that is roughly the significance of life from a theistic perspective. Now, without a god, everything changes because there is no eternal existence. Of course, you can sometimes have eternal existence without god, like in Buddhism, but their teachings say every single life is different and we are reborn as different individuals, so a life depends slightly on the previous one, but is totally different, so every life is unique. Also, in Buddhism life is a cycle, not a singular event. Now, from a non-religious point of view, there is no eternity, so our existence is the same as our life, because it starts and ends when our life does. This means life from a non-religious perspective is 100% of our whole existence, thus making life a lot more significant, as it signifies our entire existence as opposed to 0.(0)1% of it. 2) How did we get here? The simple answer theism gives is : god created us; So our life is the decision of a supreme being. Our life is nothing more than a creation of a greater being. Atheism means life started from atoms. Without god, life is only possible in very few places compared to the size of the universe. From this point of view, life has no reason to exist, as it wasn't created, but somehow it exists and it is complex. There is no reason for us to exist, yet we do and we are fully aware of our existence. Life is a result of natural processes rather than a creation of a higher being. So what is more meaningful? Life as the creation of a higher being or life as a result of billions of years of natural processes? Compare a sculpture made by a human with a sculpture that formed after years of erosion. What do you consider more meaningful or significant: a sculpture that was easily created by a human or a sculpture that formed for no reason as a result of a naturally-occurring process ? 3) What is the purpose? Every religion gives life a different purpose : earn salvation, attain enlightenment etc. This means no matter what you do in life, you have to respect certain rules so you won't suffer for eternity. Theism reduces our life to a single goal or purpose. We can still have our goals, but most of the time we can't focus on them enough because we have a more important goal. Without god, we decide what the purpose of life is and we can dedicate as much as we want and try to achieve it, without worrying about the "ultimate" goal. [1]http://www.victorzammit.com... [2]http://www.religionfacts.com...