We human beings look for the meaning of things; we want to understand and know the truth. The search for meaning is a feature built into our very nature by our Creator.
But yes, it's possible as a human being to deny meaning and transcendence, to insist that there's nothing beyond the material. That's what atheism teaches.
Re-post from six years ago:
Atheists have a new billboard campaign for the season. Their theme is "Make Christmas great again. Skip church!"
So I wonder how this works. Was Christmas great in the past when God was no part of it? If we all skip church, will Christmas be great again? But there's never been a time when the season was empty of God. Since the beginning, its central core has been the birth of Jesus Christ on earth.
I'm glad if atheists can enjoy decorations and traditions. But the joy of Christmas would not last if God were taken out of the season. Eventually nothing would be left but cynical materialism.
There are lots of cynics who don't have a merry celebration. The good will and beauty of Christmas are just cloying if there's no meaning in it.
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