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['Member']Joined: February 14, 2020 at 12:20Last active: February 16, 2020 at 01:421 discussions6 comments

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But culture itself is a mere subset of the human experience, not something that transcends it. It seems odd to defer to something less than ourselves.
February 15, 2020 at 02:47
Theoretically, your actions in this life set the stage for the next one, but that's not the point of this inquiry. Even if there is an afterlife, you'...
February 14, 2020 at 23:21
I honestly don't know. I would have to exist to make the choice whether or not I want to exist. I also don't see how living forever would solve anythi...
February 14, 2020 at 21:16
I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but impermanence makes many (perhaps all) of the constructions of meaning actually meaningless. Knowing that would ma...
February 14, 2020 at 16:45
I guess what I'm wondering is how can things be meaningful if all things are impermanent or temporal. I think an "easy answer" is to just always live ...
February 14, 2020 at 15:47
I suppose I am coming from a somewhat selfish perspective here. But, I'm also not just concerned about myself. Instead, I'm thinking of all of our sel...
February 14, 2020 at 13:22