Building on what JT said, I would venture to say that life is actually MORE meaningful without religion because there is no promise of anything other than the here and now. We do good for good's sake and not to buy our way into an afterlife. Holding onto the notion that there is something else devalues your life, and attributing experiences that move you to a god for whom their is no evidence cheapens those experiences.

i'm a bit of a nihilist -
so i do not find there to be any inherent meaning in life.
i see meaning as something we add to our lives -
to help us form our direction as we move through it.

as a believer i was always searching, fearing, scrambling for what my meaning and purpose was -
what was i SUPPOSED to be doing...

as a non-believer and a survivor of the death of my only child, life is deeper, richer, brighter, darker, truer than it ever was before.
i live for both of us & even the mundane things of life seem louder, bigger, more sacred.

i DO believe in "sacred" -
without any religious connection.
life has become sacred - which, for me, is far deeper than "meaningful".

Absolutely! As Ricky Gervais puts it - the lack of a belief in a god means we have everything to LIVE for!

Absolutely. I think it's even more meaningful since we live in the present. Not worrying about pleasing some entity or going to some magical place when we die. I love life!

No. Life is not meaningful. Meaning is a concept projected onto reality by humans.

Life existed long before religion, yet it somehow survived anyway.

There really is no "meaning" to life. Life is just life & it is mostly painful. Religion is just something we are, as my brother puts it, "hard wired" to believe in. We are very fearful creatures because, as a mammal, we are one of the weakest. Without our weapons & technology, we would still be in the food chain. Once we developed weapons, we removed ourselves from those dangers & now here we are; an egomanical lunatic in the white house wanting to start a war so he can feel like his life has meaning & he has a big dick. My major request in life is that there be NO reincarnation. I NEVER want to live again. For me, human life is boring.

I believe that people are allowed to have their own opinions on religion. If you believe in a god, then you have the right to do so. I will not judge people on their religion, but rather on what they have to offer. That is what is beautiful about the modern day, you have the right to believe the way you want, think the way you want, and most importantly, LIVE the way you want.

In my opinion, I believe that there is no god. I want to live my life the way I want to, without the hassle of following an organised religion, especially certain sects of such religions, that take advantage of it's people.

Why wouldn't it be meaningful, each day you have is a gift that can be taken away at any moment. If you cannot find meaning in that then you need to rethink your belief system.

of course it is.

yes

YES life is meaningful but being human one still have this need to be accepted or apart of. I've made the decision to walk alone if I have to. I will not go alone that I might not be alone.

surely, I can live like a chicken.

YUP, but not an objective one!

More so.

Life is MORE meaningful. To know this is the one life to only exist, I love more. Strive to have fewer regrets. Appreciate the little moments. Appreciate the time I have with my loved ones; especially my grandmother who turns 90 this year. To know that I will never see her again makes every second THAT much more special for me.

How is life meaningful WITH religion? You can do every action some cowardly nutjob can do without needing to believe in some sky-magician, and it will all have the exact same effect on others.

Why wouldn't it be?

Yeah, sure.

Is what you do meaningful to you? Then you are getting meaning out of life.

What does religion have to do with getting meaning out of life?

The only reason your life should have any meaning is if you yourself find and attribute meaning to your life.

it has an extended meaning!

Of course it is life is always meaningful you don't even Legion to bring meaning to your life being alive is Meaningful enough will you choose to do with a life that's the question

Of course. Perhaps even more meaningful and important.