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Originally posted by skier
How do you guys overcome the absurdity that is life? Where do you find your meaning?
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Life is absurd, and it's that way wether you believe in god or not (I assume as I can only look in from the atheist side).
Religious people often comment that things are the way they are because God (insert deity of choice as applicable) meant them to be that way.
I actually favor the idea that things are not
meant to be this way, they just "happened" to become like this. If life is determined by God, who am I to choose my ways? To please Him? Why?
I find meaning in building a nice comfortable life for myself and my friends. Study, find a job that suits me, make a reasonable living and be able to enjoy the little things in life. I'm no selfless individual that volunteers at the local homeless shelter every week, but I'm no scrooge either. I try to stay in between, enjoying my life while trying to help others enjoy theirs.