But don't you see? We're each a part of the universe. By my definition, not only do you have free will (unless you're deluded and think your will is external to the universe) but you also have influence over the entire universe... at least, you have influence over your own proper future.
The universe is the ultimate perpetual motion machine, the ultimate system, the most mind-bogglingly complex and simultaneously simple thing there is, and you're an integral part of it. Of course, you're a minuscule part of it, but that doesn't bother me...
But by the laws of information, that which we designate as "you" has had an effect on the universe that can never be entirely erased, not even by a black hole. You have left your mark on everything around you, and although it may be impossible to find after the fact, it is there and it cannot possibly ever go away, not completely. Plus, since time is an illusion, instead of looking at the end of your life or comparing the inconceivably short amount of time you exist in the universe's history, you can think "right there, some billions of years after the start of it all, what amounts to a point- that is me. Not was; is. Part of the universe. Minuscule, but not insignificant."
e: The above is how I find meaning in life as an atheist. :P
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