The Epic Battle of Which Essentially Meaningless Belief System is True

'it's all God' is not meaningfully different from 'it's all chemicals'

The aphorism above comes courtesy of the internet’s premier aphorist, Laeth, who touches upon a crucial point—one I have addressed in various ways on this blog over the years. 

'It's all God' Christians rebuke the meaninglessness inherent in the materialist position that regards matter as the fundamental substance from which all else, including consciousness and thinking, emerges without divine creation, intervention, or influence. 

‘It’s all chemicals’ is the only explanation the materialist can offer when asked about the ultimate meaning of the universe. 

‘It’s all chemicals’ is materialism’s brute fact because chemicals (or matter or energy) signify the endpoint beyond which reasonable questions can no longer be posed.  

'If it’s all chemicals and nothing else, then our lives have no meaning,' the Christian complains. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his secret key to the meaning of the universe. 'It’s not all chemicals,' he insists. 'It’s all God. Behind those chemicals, there is God. And it is God who made those chemicals and everything else in existence.' 

The 'it’s all chemicals' materialist and the 'it’s all God' Christian are smug in their worldviews. Both are content with whats and hows. Neither seems particularly interested in discovering the whys because they regard why questions as pointless.

Their fundamental metaphysical disagreement and struggle boil down to which essentially meaningless worldview is true . 

They are both welcome to that endless debate.

​Me? I'm interested in meaning and firmly believe the why questions can be answered to lesser and greater degrees if one is willing to ask and then think about it a bit.