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dandelion_lover | 6 years ago

I handled it logically:

If there is a meaning of life, we did not find it yet. Therefore it must be beyond our current scientific knowledge. Now, science becomes the new meaning, because it may give us the original meaning. Therefore I devote my life to science. (It is not necessary to be a scientist. Any possibility to help science counts for me.)

If there is no meaning at all, then I personally do not understand why people would continue struggle in life. I just cannot accept such situation. I would rather search for the meaning.

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vfinn|6 years ago

What is the struggle if there's no meaning? In my opinion, you struggle only, because there are actually things that mean to you. You cling to things, you yearn for things, and you don't get them. That's the struggle. If you don't want anything, where's the struggle? If you don't want life, you would just fade away, with no struggle. It's self-deceptive to think you don't yearn for things. Maybe it's a way to protect yourself. If you're stuck, try to see the underlying assumptions you have about life, and break them. That, in my opinion, let's you take steps forward.