Existentialism

[Nay_Sayer]

I've read Camus and Frankl.

What do you think of Sartre's definition of existentialism? "Existence precedes essence." It surely has its detractors. But (since Sartre has been so influential in the movement) many take it to be a good definition.

It's fine by me. We're defined by the choices we make and the ways we encounter Being, not by our religious identity, evolutionary heritage, or genetic makeup.

Whether someone is religious or not, the main question of the human condition is How should I live? Like I said, I'm not religious but I assume that's the main concern of any religious person as well as any nonreligious one. There are a lot of ways, religious as well as secular, that one can dodge responsibility for confronting that question fully.

I'll steal a quote from my dad (Who may have gotten it elsewhere)  "Live your life in such a way that people won't use your funeral as an occasion to celebrate"