New answers tagged meaning-of-life
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Can a desire to leave a legacy be a form of 'other-worldliness' which should be subject to scrutiny?
Denial of Death Theory - Ernest Becker
https://ernestbecker.org/about-becker/beckers-synthesis/
Becker’s The Denial of Death was published in 1973. He received the Pulitzer prize for general non-...
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An Eternal Reward for Our Actions - Are There Strong Incentives to do Anything
Why is eternity required for meaning? Why would any result or consequence being eternal, if that were possible, make an act meaningful?
In Buddhist thought, impermanence is understood as one of the ...
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An Eternal Reward for Our Actions - Are There Strong Incentives to do Anything
Brain and body are mortal - that i know. i m not my body and my brain, they are just tools. i use tools, for art.
Animals are subject to natural impulses, humans probably too, but you don't have to ...
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What does it mean to truly fail at life?
You can't fail at it. You're still living it. After reading, I feel you do know what you want (you know what catharsis feels like) but you don't want to or can't do it. Others have already broken down ...
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