Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy of Religion
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Philosophy of Religion
The Meaning of Life: Examining Craig’s and Di Muzio’s Arguments
Craig and Di Muzio give opposing arguments on the meaning of life. The two are concerned with the conditions that are necessary and adequate for a life worth living. In that sense, Di Muzio argues that God is not required for life to be meaningful –one only needs to access ten intrinsically valuable activities in his/her life (Di Muzio 3). On the other hand, Craig says that meaningfulness is relative and that humans can only have a meaningful life if there is God to whom they are obliged (Craig 1). Di Muzio also argues that being moral does not depend on the existence of God (Di Muzio 6) while Craig believes the opposite (Craig 4). Also, if there could be immortality or not, life could still make meaning according to Di Muzio (7). Craig claims that if humans could exist forever, and if there could be no God, the existence will lack ultimate significance (5, 8). I agree with Craig’s arguments.
There are several reasons for agreeing with Craig’s arguments. For one, most humans’ lives are related to their behavior. Knowing about your ultimate destiny will make you regulate your behaviors and actions so that you can reach your goal (Craig 10). If humans live without knowing their ultimate end, how meaningless that could be! Even a company without a manager or a country without rules, everybody would do as they wish, and everything will be in a total mess.

I think that existence of God will make one behave in a certain way that his master (God) wants him/her to behave. Working without a goal in life does make life meaningless. Knowing that God exists, that we are immortal, and that in the end we are accountable for our actions; makes life meaningful. If God never existed, then we could do as we wish, even if it is intimidating others for our own benefit. In other words, everybody will be seeking their benefits and selfish ambitions, which makes life meaningless. Therefore, Craig is right.
Works Cited
Craig, William Lane. “The absurdity of life without God.” The meaning of life 45 (2000).Retrieved on March 4, 2018 from http://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil3600/Craig.pdfDi Muzio, Gianluca. “Theism and the Meaning of Life.” Ars Disputandi 6.1 (2006): 128-139.