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Whatever you may think is the answer, you might, from time to time at least, find your own definition unsatisfactory.
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And it will do so automatically in a subconscious (albeit predictable) way, presumably because the bulk of us extract meaning in a somewhat comparable fashion, since we have many experiences of the world in common. You may need to download version 2.0 now from the Chrome Web Store. You would probably struggle to accurately describe the textures and colours it is composed of, or say what it actually represents. Life’s purpose rests in our mind’s spectacular drive to extract meaning from the world September 4, 2018 5.53am EDT . Guillaume Thierry does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
For many scientists, this drive to find sense guides every step they take, it defines everything that they do or say. And then there are bilinguals, who have the particular fate of having words in different languages for arguably overlapping concepts. And perhaps more importantly, why blog anonymously? 190. x��Xێ7}�W�T+���� M� -�oA�ܐ�t��K�@��I���!��'�_}��˰^��}��f�y��ۧ�_no��n��&Z��~���p�n�X�������7xG���z{z�R���[����ͳ��R�o��;�������$���Cj ��x!�^�n4P��߽]�Xcif��#�,Qbo�v�S09�4�i�������5�ᘺ���Z��d��s����>�����E ���Q�"o��PtjM��U@P����=oDx��M6�����Di\�6��3:L6-Ђ�91,e듻k�B���ƶ����2�8Q��hr��(D{�6�����s콃10�I״|�A�P6u�x�k}�@& ��J;���I�"�a��ү��;V"��, The Life of the Mind and a Life of Meaning: Reflections on Fahrenheit 451. Since our everyday life is so empty, dull, meaningless, boring, so intolerably stupid, we say life must have a fuller meaning, and that is why you ask this question. After all, how can one say why any living creature is on Earth in just one simple phrase?