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Let's Say I Achieve "Meaning." What Do I Do Next?
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RE: Let's Say I Achieve "Meaning." What Do I Do Next?
(September 24, 2016 at 3:24 pm)Arkilogue Wrote:
(September 24, 2016 at 3:07 pm)InquiringMind Wrote: I was trying to explore whether or not meaning was ultimately what I'm looking for.  I was seeing whether having the maximum possible meaning in my life is what I really want.
And whether you approach it as a quantity of experiences or quality of overall experience and function.

What is the most meaningful function/experience of a lump of coal? To be burned/transformed to release energy? Or energy to be used on it to compress it's loose carbon into crystal diamond?

I think what me and the OP are looking for is the second option, if I'm understanding your analogy in a way you would agree with.
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RE: Let's Say I Achieve "Meaning." What Do I Do Next? - by Cato - September 24, 2016 at 2:07 pm
RE: Let's Say I Achieve "Meaning." What Do I Do Next? - by Excited Penguin - September 24, 2016 at 3:47 pm

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