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1. xyzsparetimexyz · 1790010173 · focus · HN ↗

   I stopped reading when the author described an 'atheist' sunset as being empty.

   1. f30e3dfed1c9 · 1790012861 · focus · HN ↗

      "not empty of wonder or beauty, but empty of purpose."

      Does the idea that a sunset does not have "purpose" offend you?

      1. xyzsparetimexyz · 1790017289 · focus · HN ↗

         No but its still a stupid way to describe it. From what he wrote, I align much more with the religious view of sunsets than his alternative

         1. f30e3dfed1c9 · 1790019817 · focus · HN ↗

            So you think "To gaze upon a sunset... is to encounter the intentional act of another mind"?

            You don't object to the idea of a sunset without "purpose" but do object to the idea of one without intent?

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