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Question: Do you believe life has meaning, such as a higher calling, purpose, or some sort of divine/supernatural plan?
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I believe life has inherent meaning or purpose - and it's possible to know it
 
#2
I believe life has inherent meaning or purpose - but it's impossible to know it
 
#3
I am not sure if life has any inherent meaning or purpose
 
#4
I do not believe life has inherent meaning or purpose - but we are compelled to create it
 
#5
I do not believe life has inherent meaning or purpose - and it's pointless to search for or create it
 
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« on: January 10, 2018, 09:09:42 AM »
« edited: January 10, 2018, 09:12:12 AM by Travis McAndrews »

All of the above. The meaning in our lives is that we are given the opportunity to create a meaningful life. So, in a sense, it has meaning in that we have life, and we know that, but to literally know what life is all about is impossible.

It may sound strange to say that all the statements are true, but if I took the time I could make an argument for each one. In brief, we already know the meaning intuitively, even though not literally and we can chose to create meaning, but we can also chose to believe that life has no meaning and by doing so end an endless search for truth and just live the life that we have.

If none of this makes any sense, then here it is in short. I am not going to spend my life searching for the meaning of life, because if I do I won't be able to have a meaningful life.


If any of this makes sense, then perhaps you are as nuts as I am.
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