> I did have an atheist phase, but that depressed me so severely that I almost had no choice but to reconsider my belief. Would you say then that you think it

> I did have an atheist phase, but that depressed me so severely that I almost had no choice but to reconsider my belief. Would you say then that you think it's more important for you to feel better than to believe true things? > Without a religious structure, life has no set purpose. Life has the purpose that you give it, there is no need for religion or deities for it. I feel empowered by the fact that I give my life the meaning that I want, as opposed to that purpose being imposed on me by some supernatural deity whose existence has never been demonstrated. And you know what? Even if at some point, the existence of such a deity is demonstrated, I will still choose to give my life my own purpose.