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Originally posted by moondusk,
I think the meaning to life comes from the things that we do. The goodness of the actions to self or to others possess the meaning. Even being unaware if one is doing good deeds the outcome would reveal the meanings. So ultimately if we are righteous in actions we are living a meaningful life. |
I believe moondusk stated it very well, however s/he did focus on the positive. To make a more general statement - There is no intrinsic meaning; we build the meaning of our lives by our actions, good and bad.
A Hitler or murderer or unethical company executive build negative meanings.
My hope is that when I die I will have given more happiness, improved the lives of more people and helped the world, more than I've hurt or damaged anyone or anything. If my consequences of my actions persist after my death, so much the better, but when my body dies so does my brain and programming. There is nothing left but those consequences.
Occam