I was struck by a passage from a recent online post by Jerry Coyne, wherein he discusses religion, evolution, God, and finding meaning in life (among other things). The passage in question is as follows: "As for the 'ultimate' meaning, well, that's a notion that's intimately connected God, and so the questions answers itself - and wrong. With no evidence of a God, there's no use asking for an ultimate meaning and purpose. All we can do is answer that for ourselves but not for others." It is the last sentence that resonated with me so deeply. Indeed, one of the aspects of religiosity that has concerned me is when people will talk about "meaning" or "purpose." When broached in the context of God, what one really refers to is destiny . We are, I believe, capable of having purpose and meaning without the existence of a god-life entity, and it is up to us as individuals to discover and work on what that is.