There is no such transcendence or meaning. This exposes the arrogance of Abrahamic theists who have been taught to think of humans and their religion as the center of the universe. This lacks the humility that is required for wisdom.In a universe with transcendence and meaning (the 'explanatory power of living, if you like) your life is significant - not microbes, not even other people, but you.
But I understand how these Christian concepts appeal to the fragile ego. It is easy to be drawn into these scenarios as the ego feels significant. The notion that humans were created superior over other forms of life illustrates how effective this religious ignorance has been through history, and into the modern era. People in the first world have every opportunity to be educated and well informed, yet despite to accept and adopt these false views about life and meaning. Ultimately I suspect the person knows this is weak shell of pride and it only causes more insecurity and fear.
That is the ego at work. It takes more evolved and mature minds to see beyond the ego and the personal. Humans even evolved to be social beings and value the community for the sake of the self.We don't live in a geocentric universe, true, each of us lives in a personally centered universe.
Really? Can you explain any observations by understanding physics that suggest everything could be an illusion?For all you know everything could be an illusion - as physics seems to suggest.
An odd claim where Genesis 1 differs from Genesis 2.The sequence of events in Genesis 1 is highly relevant. Over the past twenty years this narrative has become the scientific one.
In 2021 the first evidence of an earth as a dark cloud planet like Venus.
2020 a consensus that life began on land.
2005 discovery of ocean world earth.
Continental evolution ca 1960's.
1871 Darwin's 'warm pond' theory.
But feel free to expand on this claim, complete with reputable links. And then prove that it wasn't coincidence. And then explain why Genesis gets other things wrong, like the A&E myth.