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ECCLESIASTES 1:1-11

I would be truly happy if...

“The will to find meaning is the primary motivational force in man.” Viktor Frankl

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:2

“In a universe of blind physical forces and genetic replication, some people are going to get hurt, other people are going to get lucky – and you won’t find any rhyme or reason in it, or any justice. The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is at bottom no design, no purpose, no evil and no good; nothing but blind pitiless indifference.” Richard Dawkins

No progress

No permanence

For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it... Romans 8:20

Creation ‘Good’ Genesis 1 & 2

Creation ‘Good’ Genesis 1 & 2 Creation ‘Frustrated’ Genesis 3

Creation ‘Good’ Genesis 1 & 2 Creation ‘Frustrated’ Genesis 3 You are here

Do you agree with the Teachers assessment of life? What are the implications of living in a world that has been subjected to frustration?