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Lemmy, what's the meaning, or point if you prefer, of life? I know 42, but I'm serious. Nothing lasts, everything is meaningless - are we just amusing ourselves until death? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm not depressed (at the moment, well maybe a little), just feeling philosophical.

Edit: the idea of this came to me because I was pondering why people fight so hard to beat diseases and live a few more years. What are they planning to do? Why exert effort just to be here longer when you don't have a reason?

Just why?

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[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world -1 points 6 days ago

Life is/can be very enjoyable, but hedonism in itself is vacuous and ultimately unfulfilling. Make sure your existence is a net positive for the world and at least you'll not only be glad you lived, you'll also be glad YOU lived. Mmmhh. I guess in the end I can't say anything more useful than the Solomonic principle: "fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man". 🤷