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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)

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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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[-] the_q@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

Life has no meaning. People will tell you it does, to give it meaning or to follow a religion, but it's all in service to deal with the fear of death.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

It can have meaning, like in helping someone in need.

But for the rest you're quite correct IMO.

this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2025

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